SANFORD, Fla. — The Goldsboro Museum is getting ready for an upgrade thanks to money in the federal rescue package.

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The museum will be built to resemble the old post office that once sat on its current spot, the current home of the Goldsboro Museum.

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In 1891, Goldsboro became the second all-black incorporated township within the U.S., behind Eatonville.

Thanks to money from the American Rescue Plan, the museum received a $500,000 African American Culture Historical Grant from the state. The new 3,000 square-foot museum will resemble the old post office.

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Officials hope to have the new museum’s groundbreaking in September.

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