TO PRESERVE A PROPER PLACE IN HISTORY FOR THE MOMENTOUS EVENTS WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THIS VICINITY; TO PROMOTE SUITABLE MEMORIALS THERETO; TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ONE OR MORE MUSEUMS AND SITES IN THE INTEREST OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, AND ART; TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL HISTORY; TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ENCOURAGE GENERAL PARTICIPATION THERIN; AND TO RECORD THE GROWTH AND HISTORY OF THE CITY.