Local businesses led by the late novelist’s lawyer reveal ‘bigger vision’ for Monroeville, including building some of the houses in the story
Harper Lee’s hometown of Monroeville plans to create a major tourist attraction for fans of the To Kill a Mockingbird author. The attraction, which is backed by a coalition of local business people led by the late author’s lawyer Tonja Carter, is expected to open in March, say reports in the Alabama press.
The creation of the Harper Lee Trail is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of fans of the reclusive novelist who died earlier this year. At the centre of the scheme is the 1909 bank building where Lee’s father – the model for Atticus Finch – kept a law office. This will be refurbished and turned into a dedicated museum in the Alabama town that was the model for Maycomb in the book.
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