Peace Pole @ Peace Pilgrim Park - Egg Harbor City, NJ
N 39° 32.175 W 074° 38.514
18S E 530773 N 4376348
There is no other appropriate symbol which could adorn this park which epitomizes this memorial's namesake. The pole lies in the center of this small, fenced in park which also features a gazebo, butterfly garden and a serpentine water way.
Waymark Code: WM533C
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2008
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This park is maintained by the Friends of Peace Pilgrim in her memory. Born Mildred Lisette Norman in Egg Harbor City, this site promotes the ideals of a remarkable woman. The Peace Pilgrim Park in Egg Harbor City is located across from the Roundhouse Museum, which is the headquarters of the Egg Harbor City Historical Society.
Recently, Egg Harbor City, through the efforts of Peace Pilgrim Centennial Celebration Committee, celebrated her 100th birthday. From the site:
"Peace Pilgrim Centennial Birthday Committee of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey celebrated what would have been Peace Pilgrim's 100th birthday on July 18-19, 2008. Events included a showing of a documentary about Peace Pilgrim at the Charles L. Spragg School, the innaugural Peace Pilgrim 100, a 2-mile intergenerational walk for peace, and an old fashioned community picnic at Peace Pilgrim Park. The event ended with the formation of a human peace sign."
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Personal Note:
I came to see the park originally to find a cache owned by my good friend, Melcrim. I enjoyed the butterfly garden, appreciated the historic significance of the flowing cedar waters in the serpentine creek and the beautiful and colorful multi-tiled floor beneath the statue of Mildred Lisette Norman.
I rested in the gazebo and reflected on the efforts of the park's namesake, staring at the peace pole all the while. I wondered if I could find that sort of enlightenment and realized perhaps I already have. I suppose we are all looking for peace, some within ourselves and others for the world. I would imagine the later results in the former.
Across the street is the historic Round House which is the headquarters for the Egg Harbor City Historical Society. Such an interestingly constructed architectural wonder for its time. No wonder it is on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a pretty nice fountain off to its right. In the rear and to the right is the Ernie Day Rotary Park which is a nice place for the kids to get a little crazy.
All in all I spent about 45 minutes at this site, snapping pictures, taking notes and musing about all the fantastic waymarks I would be creating so that others might enjoy this place as well. Thanks Mellie