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Artist Shawn Forton Begins Public Mural Project

The Havre de Grace artist is painting a concrete wall along a railroad in Havre de Grace.

Some people take off a week in the summer to vacation at the beach.

took off the entire month of July to create a civic masterpiece.

The native—with the help of the city, the Susquehanna Hose Company and the approval from Amtrak—is painting a concrete wall along the train tracks behind the the on Juniata Street.

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The mural is visible from Warren Street.

Forton, whose profile as an artist has grown with , has been updating his progress on Facebook.

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He started the work last week, prepping the wall and putting on some of the landmarks that will define the mural.

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