Heritage Trails

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NHB Marked Trails :: Bukit Timah Trail

Bukit Timah Trail, presented by National Heritage Board (NHB), in collaboration National Junior College(NJC), is based on a cultural mapping project undertaken by NJC students in 2005. It is part of NHB's ongoing efforts to engage the youths to document the areas where they live, study and play. Through this, we hope to encourage youths to start their own journey of self-discovery.

 

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NHB Marked Trails :: Balestier Trail

Balestier Community Trail is a joint effort by the National Heritage Board (NHB) and the Central Singapore Community Development Council (Central Singapore CDC) to work with the community to document and mark community history. We hope that by walking these trails, residents and non-residents of the Balestier area will realise that their neighbourhood is very rich in history and culturally vibrant. This project is supported by the Moulmein Citizens' Consultative Committee and the Urban Redevelopment Authority(URA).

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NHB Marked Trails :: Ang Mo Kio Trail

Mention "Heartland" and Ang Mo Kio comes to mind for many Singaporeans. Planned and developed in the 1970s, Ang Mo Kio is a quintessential Housing and Development Board (HDB) heartland with its mature neighbourhoods, good hawker food, strong neighbourly relationships and small businesses and shops which have been operating since the town was built.

Before the housing town came about, this area was largely covered with secondary forests, swamps and farmland. A 1936 map shows that part of it was marked as a forest reserve under colonial government. One of the earliest references to this area is in a 1849 report on agriculture in Singapore, written by J T Thomson (1821-1884), Government Surveyor, which mentioned that Amokiah, the name for Ang Mo Kio then, contained sandstone. Early maps of Singapore refer to the area as Amokiah as well. By the 1990s, the area was referred to as Ang Mo Kio

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NHB Marked Trails :: Jalan Besar Trail

The Jalan Besar Trail is jointly presented by the National Heritage Board (NHB) and the Central Singapore Community Development Council (Central Singapore CDC) working with the community to document and mark community history. This project is supported by the Jalan Besar Citizens' Consultative Committee and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

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NHB Marked Trails :: Queenstown Trail

The Queenstown Community Trail is part of National Heritage Board (NHB)'s on-going efforts to document and present areas of our country that Singaporeans live, play and work in that have rich historical or social memories which many may not be aware of. Jointly presented by NHB and the Central Singapore Community Development Council ( Central Singapore CDC), and supported by the Queenstown Citizen's Consultative Committee, this trail will bring back fond memories for older residents and will be an eye-opener for newer residents.

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