Peace Pole @ Shinn-Curtis Log House - Mt. Holly, NJ
N 39° 59.618 W 074° 47.381
18S E 517954 N 4427071
Typical peace pole to the left of this 1713 home. The pole is in a clearing near some benches.
Waymark Code: WM919Y
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2010
Views: 9
Not sure why this spot was chosen for a peace pole when the local meetinghouse is just down the road. The pole reads in English may peace prevail on earth and in more English it reads may peace be in our homes and communities. Both of these phrase are repeated twice. English is the only language on this thing.
The early settler's log house of hand-hewn logs was entirely cased in a house on Water Street (now Rancocas Road) and was uncovered in 1967 when the surrounding house was demolished. It was in the possession of the Curtis family for 147 years, since 1802, and is now owned by the Mount Holly Historical Society.