The Peace Garden at Birmingham

During the Battle of the Brandywine on September 11, 1777, the American Army used the walls of this Quaker Burial Ground in their first line of defense. Both armies used this meetinghouse of Quaker pacifists as a hospital. Behind the ...

CCC - A Peace-Time Army

During the 1930s, a depression slowly strangled the nation. By 1933, nearly 13 million people suffered unemployment. In March, newly elected president Franklin D. Roosevelt responded with a bill creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. Its purpose - to provide work ...

Here is peace and quietude

“Here is peace and quietude.”- President Herbert Hoover

Shortly after his election in 1928, Herbert C. Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry, expressed the desire for a weekend retreat – a place where they could find respite from the demands of ...

Eternal Peace Light

(Lower Front):Peace Eternal in a Nation United

(Left Side):With firmness

in the right

as God gives us

to see the right

Lincoln

(Right Side):An enduring light

to guide us

in unity

and fellowship

Marker is on North Confederate Avenue, on the left when traveling south.

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Eternal Peace Light Memorial

"Lincoln was Commander-in-Chief in this old battle; he wanted above all things to be Commander-in-Cheif of the new peace."

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Memorial Dedication, July 3, 1938

Veterans of the Union and Confederate armies from across the nation converged on Gettysburg in ...

In Search of Peace

For Those Who Served in

Peace and War

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Adams County Peace Monument - Honor Rolls

[[[ Left Side ]]]

[ Left - Small Plaque ]

Thomas Archibold

Pennsylvania

Pvt - Capt Bell’s Co

Revolutionary War

1755 - ? - 1837

[ Small Plaque ]

James Ball

Sgt - Col Bakers MD Regt

Revolutionary War

1751 - ? - 1834

[ ...

The Peace Convention

The old Willard Hotel was the scene of the last major effort to restore the Union and prevent the Civil War. At Virginia's invitation, delegates from twenty-one of the then thirty-four states met in secret session from February 4 to ...

The California Peace Officers Memorial

In Tribute

Since statehood, the people of California have sought and cherished a quality of life unsurpassed in this great nation. There have been among us those who chose to serve as peace officers and when called upon unselfishly gave more ...

"A Beacon Standing for Peace"

In 1931, the state set aside funds for a memorial to honor Massachusetts men and women who had died during the World War. Originally designed as a lighthouse for Boston's Charles River estuary, the tower's beacon was intended "to shine ...