"The city acquired funding through a development grant, which paid for invasive species eradication, the planting of 8,000 trees, prairie development, trail and parking lot development and interpretive signage for the Oakes Quarry Park. Cemex donated its time and labor to help develop this park, a donated value of $105,970. Oakes Quarry Park features a 2-mile walking path, five interpretive signs highlighting the fossil finds, coral reef, glacial grooves and prairie species. Said one city official, "It is important to share our heritage with future generations so that the 'Tale of Two Towns' is never forgotten," referencing the creation of the city of Fairborn in 1950 from the merger of the villages of Fairfield and Osborn. "