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 Sunken Gardens Peace Pole, Huntington, IN
N 40° 52.725 W 085° 30.307
16T E 625953 N 4526372
A Peace Pole lcoated at the Miami Indian Memorial Sunken Gardens AKA Lime City - 1900 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMFG8M
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2012
Views: 7
October 29, 1989 - Peace Pole," Miami Memorial Garden, Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters (OLVM), Victory Noll Center, 1900 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana (USA). Honors the Miami Indians "who once claimed Indiana as their homeland." "Carved by Sr. Mary Joan Ginsterblum, OLVM, from a large blue spruce topped during a wind storm. Base of the pole depicts the Wabash River with fish and cattails. The leaves of the oak, tulip, and sycamore trees and the grapevine are all native plants. The turtles, otter tails (thin diamond shapes around the top) and the head and neck of the crane are clan and tribal symbols. The peace prayer is in English and Spanish. “PEHKOKIA,” the Miami word for peace, is inscribed around the top of the pole. The rock on top of the pole was found on the grounds of Victory Noll."
Languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Arabic, Japanese, Miami Indian, Hindi, and Sign Language
Made of: Wood
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