Augmented Trails & Neighborhoods: Place across Time and Space by Jacob Harver

Presentation Description

Historic markers, whether along a hike-and-bike trail or within a neighborhood, can spark
reflections that bridge past and present. With emerging technologies, from something as simple
as QR codes to more advanced tools such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence, these
experiences are becoming increasingly immersive and interactive.
In this talk, Jacob Harver will share his work with GIS on the “Mahoning Movement” and
“Monkey’s Nest” projects. He will discuss his vision for using technology not only to enrich the
experience of a trail or neighborhood, but also to connect these places across space, making
them accessible to a global audience.

Presentation Details

Date:

11/11/25

Time:

2:00 PM

Location:

Upstairs Theater

Presenter Biography

Jacob Harver

Jacob Harver is a Youngstown, OH based entrepreneur and PhD candidate in History at Kent State University. He is also working to revitalize the Knox Building, a former Woolworth’s in downtown Youngstown. His interests center on culture and mobility as key forces for the city’s vitality. Two intertwined projects shape his work. The first is “Mahoning Movement,” a historical and advocacy initiative for an interpreted, accessible active-transportation trail in Youngstown. The second, his dissertation project, is titled “Monkey’s Nest: The Kinetics of Racial Capitalism and Its Resistance.” It examines a neighborhood, long a hub of migration, that was demolished in 1964 to make way for a freeway.