Atlanta & Americus, Georgia:
NB: The center of Atlanta (MSA population 5,122,983) is 131 highway miles from the center of Americus (city population 16,545).
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Signature Peace Monument:
 | 1996 -- International Peace Fountain, Woodruff Park, Five Points, Peachtree Street and Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Includes "Phoenix Rising from the Ashes" by Gamba Quirino (1967). "Commemorates Atlanta’s pivotal role in the world wide human and civil rights movement." Created in time for the Olympic Games in the Summer of 1996.
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In or Near Atlanta:
 | 1990 - Turner Foundation, Inc., 133 Luckie Street NW (2nd Floor), Atlanta, Georgia (USA). "We support a broad range of organizations and approaches, including advocacy, organizing, public education, and hands-on conservation work... Letters of inquiry and unsolicited proposals are not accepted."
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 | 1982 - The Carter Presidential Center, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). "Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope." "The Carter Center is located in a 35-acre park approximately two miles east of downtown Atlanta. The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, which is adjacent to the Center, is owned and operated by the National Archives and Records Administration of the federal government. The Center and Library are known collectively as The Carter Presidential Center." (Jimmy Carter was president 1977- 1981 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.) Entry #238 in the " Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Mentioned in Tom Flores (2008). Carter Cener conference on human rights, November 11-12, 2008, was sponsored in part by the Paul and Phyllis Fireman Foundation, the Reebok Foundation, and the Levi-Strauss Foundation.
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| 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Includes King's tomb (in lake in photo), an eternal flame, Rosa Parks room, and Mahatma Gandhi room. Click here for additional information. (Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.) Entry #242 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Mentioned in Tom Flores (2008). Visited by EWL.
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| 2004 - National Museum of Patriotism, 1927 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). "First ever organization to create a place where people of all backgrounds can come together to gain deeper perspective on the American spirit. Provocative examples of people who make this country great through acts of selflessness in government, science, military, business, community service, education etc, will inspire visitors to rake immediate action in everyday life to help create a better future for themselves and our country." "Grand Opening [in downtown Atlanta] slated for November of 2008." Mentioned in Tom Flores (2008).
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| Date? - Global Health Odyssey Museum, Tom Harkin Global Communications Center, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). "Features award-winning permanent and changing exhibitions that focus on a variety of public health topics, as well as the history of CDC." A Smithsonian Affiliate.
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 | October 26, 1997 - Gandhi Foundation USA, 215 Stoney Ridge Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia (USA). "Founded in anticipation of the statue of the Mahatma Gandhi... The purpose of the foundation is to be an activist organization focusing entirely on the practical application of the philosophies of Gandhi and King..."
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 | April 1998 - Atlanta Dojo, Nipponzan Myohoji, 1127 Glenwood Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Order of Japanese Buddhists. Protest regularly at Y-12 nuclear weapons complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (USA). Building Smoky Mountain Peace Pagoda in Newport, Tennessee (USA).
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| Future - Children's Peace Center, Acworth, Georgia (USA). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Associated with Community of Christ Church (Independence, Missouri).
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 | Date? - Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw, Georgia (USA). A Smithsonian Affiliate.
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| ATLANTA (GA) - Date? - Georgia Peace & Justice Coallition/Atlanta, c/o AFSC, 92 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
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| ATLANTA (GA) - Date? - International Action Center - Atlanta Chapter, Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
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 | 1985 - "Three Minutes to Midnight," Seminole Avenue, Little Five Points, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Mural by David Fichter. Commemorates the history of anti-nuclear activism. Image shows portion of the mural depicting Leó Szilárd appealing for a demonstration of the atomic bomb before using it on human beings, US officials playing deaf and dumb, and three "Hiroshima maidens" weeping. Szilárd's petition to President Truman is shown signed by himself "and 70 other atomic scientists."
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| April 1988 - Garden for Peace (GFP#1), Swan Woods Trail, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). The first of several GFP's sponsored by Gardens for Peace, Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
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| June 27, 2003 - Carter-King Peace Walk, Freedom Park (National Park Service), Atlanta, Georgia (USA). 1.5 mile trail with six outdoor exhibits. Honors two Nobel Peace Prize laureates: Martin Luther King, Jr. [1929-1968] and Jimmy Carter [born 1924]. Links the Carter Center & Library with the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Site. Image shows former President Jimmy Carter & Coretta Scott King during the dedication of the Peace Walk.
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| October 2008 - Atlanta Peace Trails (APT), Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Developed by Tourism For Peace (TFP) & Partnerships In Peace (PIP). Click here to download the APT booklet (PDF format). Click here for Atlanta: City of Peace. Click here for a chronological list of 24 peace monuments in and near Atlanta, Georgia (Word format).
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 | Date? - Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Has an Initiative in Religion, Conflict & Peacebuilding (IRCP).
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 | Date? - Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Traditional Black college. Martin Luther King Jr. was graduated in 1948. "Through the efforts of a group of prominent Atlantans, a 10,000-piece collection of handwritten notes and unpublished sermons of Martin Luther King Jr. narrowly avoided the auction block and will now make its home at Morehouse College."
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 | Future - Center For Civil & Human Rights (CCHR), downtown between The New World of Coca-Cola and the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia (USA). One of 3 new institutions discussed in Tom Flores (2008).
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| Future - National Health Museum (NHM), near Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
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East of Atlanta:
| July 18, 1996 - Rotary Peace Monument, Baldwin County Courthouse, Milledgeville, Georgia (USA). One of several peace monuments promoted by the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (Australia).
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 | 1785 - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (USA). Teaches courses in peace studies.
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Between Atlanta & Americus (131 miles south of Atlanta):
| 1942 - Koinonia Partners, 1324 Georgia Highway 24S, Americus, Georgia (USA). "A [biracial] Christian farm community [and museum] founded by Clarence & Florence Jordan and Martin & Mabel England. Home of the Cotton Patch Gospel, birthplace of Habitat for Humanity, Jubilee Partners, Prison Jail Project, Fuller Center for Housing, and other ministries. Still growing pecans and peanuts, welcoming visitors, and living the 'demonstration plot for the Kingdom of God.'" Click here for the Wikipedia article. Received the Community of Christ International Peace Award in 2008. Visited by EWL.
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| 2003 - Global Village & Discovery Center, Habitat for Humanity, 721 West Church Street, Americus, Georgia (USA). Six-acre village. "A unique way to travel the world and learn about how Habitat for Humanity International works in partnership with families everywhere to eliminate poverty housing, all without leaving beautiful Southwest Georgia."
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 | 1988 - Jimmy Carter National Historic Site & Jimmy Carter National Preservation District, National Park Service (NPS), Plains, Georgia (USA). The site includes President Carter’s residence, boyhood farm, school, and the railroad depot which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election. The Plains High School serves as the site’s museum and visitor center. Visited by EWL.
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 | April 9, 1999 - National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville, Georgia, Virginia (USA). Honor all prisoners of war in American History: Civil War, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, etc. At site of the most nortorious Civil War prison camp. Visited by EWL.
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 | 1985 - Tubman African American Museum, 340 Walnut Street, Macon, Georgia (USA). Named in honor of Harriet Tubman [c1820-1913], "the courageous African American woman, known as the 'Black Moses,' who led hundreds of other slaves to freedom and served as Union spy, scout, and nurse during the Civil War." Formerly named "Harriet Tubman Center for Spiritual & Cultural Awareness." Mentioned by Tom Flores (2008).
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 | 1936 - Ocmulgee National Monument, National Park Service (NPS), Macon, Georgia (USA). "A memorial to the relationship of people and natural resources in this corner of North America. We preserve a continuous record of human life in the Southeast from the earliest times to the present, there is evidence here of more than 12,000 years of human habitation." Has museum & many Indian mounds, including the Great Temple Mound (shown in image) which has a large restored underground coremonial chamber. Visited by EWL.
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Dayton & Cincinnati, Ohio:
NB: The center of Dayton is (MSA population 934,275) is 52 highway miles from the center of Cincinnati (MSA population 1,743,982).
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Signature Peace Monument:
| July 2003 - Peace Pole, Riverscape MetroPark, Deeds Point, Webster Street, Dayton, Ohio (USA). Donated by Friendship Force of Dayton to outdoor "Centennial of Flight" exhibit (which -- according to the exhibit -- climaxed with the Dayton Peace Accords on December 24, 1995). Friendship Force motto is "A world of friends is a world of peace."
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Elsewhere in Dayton:
| October 14, 2005 - Dayton International Peace Museum, Pollack House, Dayton. Ohio (USA). Founded by Christine & Ralph Dull. Director is Steve Fryburg. Click here for Wikipedia article. One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Visited by EWL.
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North of Dayton:
| 1987 - Lion & Lamb Peace Arts Center, Bluffton University, Riley Court (Lower Level), Spring Street, Bluffton, Ohio (USA). Several other peace monuments are on the grounds of the center. Right image shows Moon Gate and Peace Wall. Entry #790 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Visited by EWL.
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| 1992? - Constellation Earth, Traffic Circle, Bluffton College, Bluffton, Ohio (USA). "An eight-foot sphere celebrating the global family." Duplicate of bronze sculpture by Paul Granlund [1925-2003] which the City of St. Paul, Minnesota (USA), presented in 1992 to Nagasaki (Japan) for the "Peace Symbols Zone" in Nagasaki Peace Park. Photo by EWL.
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| Date? - Future Energy & Conservation Center, Dull Homestead, 10404 National Road, Brookville, Ohio (USA). Associated with the Dayton International Peace Museum.
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| 1984 - Crosscurrents International Institute, 7122 Hardin-Wapak Road, Sidney, Ohio (USA). "The mission of Crosscurrents is to promote an international climate for peace and human development. The goal of Crosscurrents is to sponsor programs that bring together people around the world, to build bridges of understanding, to learn and share information, to foster new connections and to overcome boundaries created by fears and greed."
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| 2008 - "The Mahatma" (Gandhi Statue), Toledo Area Sculptors Guild, 211 Cedar Street, Gibsonburg, Ohio (USA). Sculpted by James Havens. On sale for $60,000. Havens also made Peace Sculpture at Woodstock School, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand (India). Visited by EWL.
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East of Dayton:
 | 1852 - Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio (USA). Antioch's first president, Horace Mann, introduced the college motto: “Be ashamed to die until you win some victory for humanity.”
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| Date? - Quaker Heritage Center (QHC), 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, Ohio (USA). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008).
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| August 6, 2008 - "Stories of Hope," permanent exhibit at Peace Resource Center (PRC), Wilmington College of Ohio, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, Ohio (USA). Highlights four stories: Barbara Reynolds (who founded the PRC in 1975), Sadako Sasaki, the Hiroshima Maidens, and Dr. Takashi Nagai (first published writer of the A-Bomb experience). The PRC has "the world's largest collection (outside of Japan) of reference materials related to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Entry #820 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008).
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West of Dayton:
 | Date? - Earlham College, 801 National Road West, Richmond, Indiana (USA). A Quaker college. "Earlham stresses global education, peaceful resolution of conflict, equality of persons, and high moral standards of personal conduct." Has program of Peace & Global Studies (PAGS).
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South of Dayton:
| August 2004 - National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, Ohio (USA). Interprets the Underground Railroad and "pays tribute to all efforts to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people." Described on pages 348-349 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). to see Wikipedia article.
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 | December 31, 1999 - World Peace Bell, Newport, Kentucky (USA) -- just across Ohio River from Cincinnatti, Ohio. World's largest free-swinging bell. Dedicated on the eve of the new millenium. Cast in France in 1998 for the Verdin Company of Cincinnatti. Not associated with World Peace Bell Association (Japan). Entry #355 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Click here for air view.
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 | Date? - University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio (USA).
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| Cyberspace - International Peace Museum. "A virtual web museum that schools from all over the world have contributed to." Peace art from K-3 children. Has exhibits from 14 schools in the US as well as two from Canada, one from Bermuda, one from Germany, and one from Brazil. Mentioned in Tom Flores (2008). Operated by Marian Herman, Indian Hill Primary School, 6207 Drake Road, Cincinnati, OH 45243.
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Fayetteville & Little Rock, Arkansas:
NB: The center of Little Rock (MSA population 638,550) is 191 highway miles from the center of Fayetteville (MSA population 397,399).
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Signature Peace Monument:
| January 1, 2003 - World Peace Prayer Fountain,
Fayetteville Town Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA). Sculpted by Hank Kaminsky.
Huge globe with "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in 100 languages is continually bathed in water and easily turned by hand. Photo shows Myra Bonhage-Hale, promoter of an International Peace Museum in Weston, West Virginia (USA). Click here for distant view. Visted by EWL.
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Elsewhere In the Fayetteville area:
| 2001 - "Peace Movement Directory: North American Organizations, Programs, Museums and Memorials," by James Richard Bennett, founder of Omni Center for Peace, Justice & Ecology (OMNI) & Professor Emeritus of English, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA). Second edition currently in preparation.
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| 1998 - Peace Rock, yard of Dick Bennett, Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA).
Sculpted by Hank Kaminsky. About 4-feet wide. Bears names of 30 male & female
peacemakers. Entry #31 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Visted by EWL.
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 | 1871 - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas (USA). Awards "Certificates in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution." Visited by EWL.
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| October 24, 1998 - J. William Fulbright Peace Fountain, Old Main, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
(USA). Designed by Fay Jones & Maurice Jennings. Fulbright was president of this university, and its J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences is named for him. As US Senator, he chaired the Committee on Foreign Relations. Entry #28 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Visied by EWL.
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| Date? - Wal-Mart World Headquarters, Bentonville, Arkansas (USA). World's largest public corporation by revenue (according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500). Owned by the Walton family which funds the Wal-Mart Foundation.
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West of Fayetteville:
 | October 22, 1995 - Greenwood Cultural Center, 322 North Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma (UAA). Has a permanent exhibit with photographs of the Greenwood Community, its Black businesses (including the "Negro Wall Street"), and the race riot of 1921. Click here for Wikipedia article. Described on page 349-350 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004).
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In Fort Smith, Akansas (59 miles south of Fayetteville):
| 1910 - Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith, Arkansas (USA). "From the Native American Indians to modern day residents, the Time Line presents one vignette after another depicting how day-to-day life was lived by the inhabitants of the region. Our Time Line is the core exhibit, located on the first floor of the Museum."
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In Little Rock, Arkansas (159 miles east of Fort Smith):
 | 1998 - William J. Clinton Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). "A global nongovernmental organization with more than 800 staff and volunteers around the world, with offices in New York City, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Boston, Massachusetts." Click here for Wikipedia article.
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| November 18, 2004 - William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum, 1200 Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). Visited by EWL.
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| 2005 - Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). "A non-partisan catalyst for action that brings together a community of global leaders from various backgrounds to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges... Since 2005, CGI members have made nearly 1,000 commitments valued at upwards of $30 billion to impact more than 200 million lives in over 150 countries."
Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| Date? - Clinton School of Public Service (UACS), University of Arkansas, Sturgis Hall
1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). "The only graduate school in the nation offering a Master of Public Service degree... In our most recent class entering this fall, we admitted 30 students from a variety of backgrounds, including six international students hailing from Uganda, Brazil, Poland, Ukraine and Indonesia." Click here for the Wikipedia article. Visited by EWL.
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 | Date? - Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, National Park Service (NPS), 2125 West Fourteenth Street, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). Entry #38 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James
Richard Bennett (2001). Described on pages 311-313 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004). Visited by EWL.
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 | LITTLE ROCK (AR) - 1980 - , Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) - Little Rock Chapter, 2510 Hidden Valley Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). Entry #39 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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| Future - Beacon for Peace & Hope,
Arkansas Inland Marine Museum (AIMM), North Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). 36-foot beacon projeting two lights at night: One for peace & one for hope.
A project of Women's Action for New Directions (WAND).
A groundbreaking ceremony has already taken place.
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| Future - Global Village, Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas (USA). An experiential, immersive educational facility that will educate the public by replicating conditions in impoverished regions around the world. It will help inspire many thousands more people to join Heifer International in the fight against world hunger and poverty." Adjacent to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum. Visited by EWL.
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In Memphis, Tennessee (137 miles east of Little Rock):
| September 28, 1991 - National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM), Memphis, Tennessee (USA).
Includes facade of Lorraine Motel where Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Lobby contains World Peace Flame. Click here for the Wikipedia article. Entry #932 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Described on pages 321-322 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Visited by EWL.
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Independence & Kansas City, Missouri
NB: The center of Independence is 14 road miles from the center of Kansas City (MSA population 1,922,865 including Independence).
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Signature Peace Monument:
Elsewhere in Independence:
| April 1830 - Community of Christ, Temple & World Headquarters, Independence, Missouri (USA). "In keeping with Community of Christ's role as a "peace and justice church," the Independence Temple was "dedicated to the pursuit of peace". Each day of the year at 1:30 pm a Daily Prayer for Peace is held in the sanctuary of the Independence Temple. In addition, the Community of Christ International Peace Award has been bestowed annually since 1993 (except 1996)," and the church holds a three-day Peace Colloquy in October each year. Click here for Wikipedia article. Visited by EWL.
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| 1995 -
Children's Peace Pavilion, in Community of Christ Auditorium building, 100 West Walnut, Independence, Missouri (USA). A peace museum for children. Associated with Community of Christ Church. Click here for the Wikipedia article. Visited by EWL.
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In Kansas City:
| 1989 - Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City, Shawnee, Kansas (USA).
"Provides fun, inter-disciplinary arts and sciences exhibits and programs for children 10 and under, their parents and teachers from across the Kansas City area."
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West of Kansas City:North of Kansas City:
| Date? - Glore Psychiatric Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri (USA). "Chronicles the 130-year history of what was once known as the 'State Lunatic Asylum No. 2.' The Museum uses full-sized replicas, interactive displays, audio-visuals, artifacts, and documents to illustrate the history of the treatment of mental illness. The museum is recognized as 'one of the 50 most unusual Museums in the country.' It is also featured in the book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die in the USA and Canada."
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 | 1993 - Pony Express National Museum, 914 Penn Street, St. Joseph, Missouri (USA).
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 | 1939 - Frontier Army Musuem, Andrews Hall, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (USA). "Depicts the Frontier Army (1817-1917) and the history of Fort Leavenworth (1827 to present). One of the largest collections of military carriages on exhibit. One of the first airplanes used by the U.S. Army -- a JN-4D "Jenny"-- used in the Punitive Expedition led by Brigadier General John J. Pershing in his 1916 pursuit of 'Pancho' Villa." Andrews Hall is one of the few remaining 'temporary' WW-II buildings remaining on post.
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East of Independence:
 | Date? - University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (USA).
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| COLUMBIA (MO) - Date? - PeaceWorks Mid-Missouri, 804-C East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri (USA). Entry #559 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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| 1969 - Winston Churchill Memorial & Library in the United States, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri (USA). Includes a museum in the undercroft of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, a 12th century church from the middle of London which was redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677, bombed out during WW-II, and relocated to Fulton in 19___. Right image shows section of the Berlin Wall erected outside the church. Churchill made his famous "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in 1946, and Mikhail Gorbachev gave a speech there in 1992 declaring the end of the Cold War. Visited by EWL.
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New York, New York:
NB: The MSA population of New York City is 9,621,824.
Click here for peace monuments in New York State.
Click here for peace monuments related to the United Nations.
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Signature Peace Monument:
| June 8, 1954 - Japanese Peace Bell, West Court Garden, Secretariat Building, United Nations (UN), New York City, New York (USA). Cast (including coins & metal from about 60 UN member countries) by Chiyoji Nakagawa [1905-1972] on October 24, 1952, at "the Tada Factory" (Japan). Gift to the UN from the UN Assn. of Japan. Rung on the Vernal Equinox and on 21 September to coincide with the opening of the UN General Assembly and the International Day of Peace. Click here for Wikipedia article. Entry #756 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Click here for a Japanese website about the bell. Click here for website of the World Peace Bell Association in Tokyo..
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Elsewhere in New York City:
 | 1950 - United Nations Headquarters Building, East River, New York City, New York (USA). Cornerstone laid October 24, 1949. Replaced UN's termporary home (1946-1951) in the Sperry Gyroscope building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York (USA). Building & grounds contain many peace monuments. Click here to see a description of UN headuarters as a museum from the Frommer's guide book. Visited by EWL.
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| 1978 - Peace Pentagon (Muste Building), A.J. Muste Memorial Institute, 339 Lafayette Street, New York City, New York (USA). Organized in 1974 to carry forward the commitment of A. J. Muste [1885-1967] to nonviolent radical change, the institute bought the "Peace Pentagon" office building in 1978 to provide a stable and affordable base for itself, the War Resisters League, and other activist groups in New York City. Now in need of major repairs and in danger of being sold. Click here for "Save the Peace Pentagon."
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| September 10, 1990 - Ellis Island National Monument, National Park
Service (NPS), New York Harbor, New York/New Jersey (USA). "The nation's premier federal immigration station. In operation until 1954, the station processed over 12 million immigrant steamship passengers. The main building was restored after 30 years of abandonment and opened as a museum." Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| September 15, 1997 - Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place,
New York, New York (USA). "A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Honors those who died by celebrating their lives - cherishing the civilization that they built, their achievements and faith, their joys and hopes, and the vibrant Jewish community that is their legacy today." Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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 | 2004 - New York Tolerance Center (NYTC),
Simon Wiesenthal Center, 226 East 42nd Street, New York (UAA). "A dynamic experiential training facility centrally located in mid-town Manhattan, in New York City. The space includes state of the art exhibits, a multimedia theater, and classroom space." Open to the public on Mondays only. One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008).
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| NEW YORK (NY) - October 2002 - United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ), 630 9th Avenue (Suite 216), New York, New York (USA). "A coalition of more than 1,300 international and US-based organizations opposed to 'our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.'" Click here for the Wikipedia article. NB: Website contains list of all 1,300 member organizations.
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| 1985 - Peace Fountain, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine,
Morningside Heights, New York City, New York (USA). By Greg Wyatt, sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral. "The sculpture depicts the struggle of
good and evil, as well as a battle between the Archangel Michael and Satan. The sculpture also contains the Sun, the Moon, and several animals.
Although it is called a fountain, there is currently no water on the site." Entry #732 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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| 1986 - Peace Table #1 for USA, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, New York (USA).
By mastercraftsman George Nakashima [1905-1990] of New Hope, Pennsylvania (USA).
Dedicated with a concert for Peace conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
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 | 1841 - Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus, Bronx, New York (USA). The Jesuit University of New York.
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| 1841 - Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus, New York, New York (USA). The Jesuit University of New York.
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 | 1831 - New York University (NYU), Washington Square campus, Greenwich Village, New York, New York (USA). "One of the city's most creative and energetic communities, Greenwich Village is a historic neighborhood that has attracted generations of writers, musicians, artists, and intellectuals. Beyond the Village, New York City becomes an extension of the University's campus."
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 | Date? - Columbia University, New York, New York (USA). "Ivy League."
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| Future - National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (Ground Zero), New York, New York (USA). Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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Near New York City:
Philadelphia, Pennsyvania:
NB: The MSA population of Philadelphia is 5,200.049.
Click here for peace monuments in Pennsylvania.
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Signature Peace Monument:
 | June 1998 - Peace Mural, 29th & Wharton Streets (southwest corner), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). Mural by Jane Golden & Peter Pagast. Inscribed "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Note children in foreground of the image.
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Elsewhere in Philadelphia:
| September 17, 2000 - National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). "America's most interactive history museum. Located just two blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, it is the only museum devoted to the US Constitution and the story of we, the people." Mentioned by Tom Flores (2008). Click here for Wikipedia article.
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 | Date? - American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). Received Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.
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 | Date? - African American Museum in Philadelphia (AAMP), 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).
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 | 1976 - Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Historical Society of Philadelphia, 18 South 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).
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 | 1976 - National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH), Independence Mall, 55 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). A 100,000 square-foot new state-of-the-art museum will open in 2010.
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 | Date? - Philadelphia Partnership for Peace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). "Kids Corner, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the House of Umoja, and the Atwater Kent Museum have joined hands to create the Philadelphia Partnership for Peace project."
Thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, this project is designed to educate and interact with youth from throughout our region and help spread the words of peace and the tools of nonviolence solutions to everyday problems."
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| 1798 - Peace-Office for the United States proposed by Dr. Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia, Pennsylania (USA). Benjamin Rush [1745-1813] was a Philadelphia phsysician and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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| October 28, 1893 - Penn Treaty Park, Delaware (Columbus) Avenue & Beach Street, Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA). Alleged site of famous peace treaty signed by William Penn [1644-1718] and the Lenape Indians in 1683. Click here for Wikipedia article. See associated virtual PennTreatyMusuem.org. Mentioned by Tom Flores (2008).
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In Suburban Philadelphia:
 | Date? - Templeton Foundation, 300 Conshohocken State Road (Suite 500),
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (USA). "The Foundation serves as a philanthropic catalyst for research and discoveries relating to what scientists and philosophers call the Big Questions. We support work at the world's top universities in such fields as theoretical physics, cosmology, evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and social science relating to love, forgiveness, creativity, purpose, and the nature and origin of religious belief. We also seek to stimulate new thinking about wealth creation in the developing world, character education in schools and universities, and programs for cultivating the talents of gifted children."
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| January 2006 - KidsBridge Tolerance Mini-Museum (a.k.a. learning lab), The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Trenton, New Jersey (USA). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008).
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 | 1930 - Pendle Hill, Wallingford, Pennsylvania (USA). "A Quaker center for spiritual growth, study and service. At Pendle Hill, students and staff live, work, worship and study together. Located on 23 wooded acres just outside of Philadelphia, PA, Pendle Hill is where adults and youth come for inspiration and renewal. Pendle Hill is a community that welcomes people from many faiths and countries."
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 | 1842 - Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania (USA). A Catholic university.
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 | 1833 - Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, Pennsylvania (USA). Quaker college for men.
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 | 1885 - Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania (USA). Quaker college for women.
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 | 1864 - Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (USA). Quaker.
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Washington, DC:
NB: The MSA population of Washington is 5,474,852).
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Signature Peace Monument:
| 1878 - Naval Peace Monument, The Mall, Washington, DC (USA). Commemorates role of the US Navy during the Civil War. Facing the US Capitol is Peace, a classical figure draped from the waist down and holding an olive sprig. The monuments's other alegorical figures are Grief, History & Victory.
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Elsewhere in Washington, DC:
| December 2, 2008 - Capitol Visitors Center (CVC), US Capitol (underground), Washington, DC (USA). Includes an exhibition hall with historic documents, artifacts and interactive computers, two theaters, a 530-seat restaurant area, two gift shops and 26 public restrooms. Largest room named "Emancipation Hall" in honor of the slaves who helped build the US Capitol. "The final cost of the project is put at $621 million, more than double the $265 million estimated cost had the center been completed on schedule in December 2005." Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| Fall 2010? - Headquarters and Public Education Center (PEC), US Institute of Peace (USIP), 23rd Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (USA). Official ground breaking took place June 5, 2008, twenty-four years after the creation of USIP. The facility will consist of a training center for professional conflict managers, conference space for public and private meetings, office space for USIP staff, and a 20,000 square foot PEC. Entry #1169 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| April 18, 1997 - Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (USA). "The world's most interactive museum." Funded by the Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to "free press, free speech and free spirit for all people." The original Newseum was closed on March 3, 2002, in order to allow its staff to concentrate on building the new, larger museum. The new museum, built at a cost of $450 million, opened its doors to the public on April 11, 2008. Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| 1906 - American Association of Museums (AAM), 1575 Eye Street (Suite 400), NW, Washington, DC (USA). "Helps to develop standards and best practices, gathers and shares knowledge, and provides advocacy on issues of concern to the entire museum community." NB: Annual meeting in Philadelphia, April 30-May 4, 2009.
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 | Date? - Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS), Washington, DC (USA). "The primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support professional development."
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 | Date? - National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Washington, DC (USA). "Supports museums and other exhibiting institutions and organizations that serve the field and the American public through grants for projects of the highest artistic quality."
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| 1965 - National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Washington, DC (USA). "The largest funder of humanities programs in the United States... Promotes excellence in the humanities and conveys the lessons of history to all Americans. The Endowment accomplishes this mission by providing grants for high-quality humanities projects in four funding areas: Preserving and providing access to cultural resources, education, research, and public programs... Grants typically go to cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges, universities, public television, and radio stations, and to individual scholars."
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 | Date? - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC (USA). "A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the US." Entry #1083 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001).
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 | 2001 - Nuclear Treat Initiative (NTI), 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (7th floor), Washington, DC (USA). Founded by Ted Turner and Sam Nunn. Exists to strengthen global security by reducing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, and also to reduce the risk that they will actually be used." Click here for Wikipedia article.
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 | Date? - Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, DC (USA). Visited by EWL.
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 | Date? - World Bank, Washington, DC (USA). Visited by EWL.
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 | Date? - International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC (USA). Visited by EWL.
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 | 1993 - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC (USA). Entry #967 in the "Peace Movement Directory" by James Richard Bennett (2001). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Visited by EWL.
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 | July 27, 1995 - Korean War Veterans National Memorial, National Park Service (NPS), West Potomac Park, Washington, DC (USA).
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 | November 13, 1982 - Vietnam Veterans National Memorial, National Park Service (NPS), West Potomac Park, Washington, DC (USA). Designed by Maya Lin. Visited by EWL.
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| 2000 - National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II, National Park Service (NPS), Washington, DC (USA). Pays homage to the thousands of Japanese men and women who were imprisioned in American relocation camps in 1942-1945. At the center of the memorial is a sculpture of a bronze crane by Nina A. Akamu. Rising above the confines of the memorial wall, the crane is meant to symbolize "rising beyond limitations." Visited by EWL.
| 1919 Prize - Woodrow Wilson House Museum, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2340 S Street, NW, Kalorama, Washington, DC (USA). Thomas Woodrow Wilson [1856-1924] received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919. One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008). Visited by EWL.
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| May 29, 2004 - National World War II Memorial, National Mall, 17th Street ( between Constitution & Independence Avenues), NW, Washington, DC (USA). "Honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home."
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| 1987 - National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), 1250 New York Avenue, NW, Washington DC (USA). "The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists." Click hee for the Wikipedia article.
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| September 21, 2004 - National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washingtom, DC (USA). Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| August 10, 1933 - Ford's Theater National Historic Site, National Park Service (NPS), 511-10th Street, NW, Washington, DC (USA). Includes theater, museum & Petersen House. Where President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14 and died on April 15, 1865. Visited by EWL.
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| Date? - Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service (NPS), 1411 W Street, SE, Washngton, DC (USA). Home of Frederick Douglass [1818-1895]. Described on page 21 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004).
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| 1929 - Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC (USA). "Explores the evolving role of women and their contributions to society through the continuing, and often untold, story of women's pursuit for equality. The museum is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's Party (NWP) and was the Washington home of its founder and Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) author Alice Paul [1885-1977].
|  | 1995 - B-29 Bomber "Enola Gay" (temporary exhibit), Air & Space Museum (NASM), Smithsonian Institution, The Mall, Washington, DC (USA). Parts of the plane that bombed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Scaled down version of the exhibition ("The Crossroads: The End of World War II, the Atomic Bomb and the Cold War") which the museum planned for the 50th anniversary of Hiroshma. The exhibit closed on May 18, 1998. Visited by EWL.
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| 1887 - National Museum of of Health & Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (USA). Sucessor to the Army Medical Musuem which stood on the National Mall from 1887 until the 1960's. Visited by EWL.
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| Date? - Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park
Service (NPS), 5801 Oxford Road (at MacArthur Boulevard), Glen Echo, Washington, DC (USA). This bulding is a former Red Cross field hospital actually used by Barton for relief immediately following the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889. Visited by EWL.
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| July 2002 - International Spy Museum, 800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC (USA). "The first and only public museum in the US solely dedicated to espionage and the only one in the world to provide a global perspective on this all-but-invisible profession." Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| WASHINGTON (DC) - 1963 - Washington Peace Center, 1801 Columbia Road, NW, Washington, DC (USA).
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 | 1987 - Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA), Washington Office, 322-4th Street, NE, Washington, DC (USA). "A network of 35 local, regional and national organizations representing the concerns of communities in the shadows of the U.S. nuclear weapons sites and radioactive waste dumps."
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 | 1961 - Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), 1875 Connecticut Avenue (Suite 1012), Washington, DC (USA). "With our medical voice we bring a unique and strong message about the human health implications of global warming and the potential use of nuclear weapons."
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 | Date? - Howard University, Washington, DC (USA). Traditional Black University.
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 | Date? - The American University (AU), Washington, DC (USA). Has program in International Peace & Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and a Center for Global Peace (CGP).
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 | Date? - The Catholic University of America (CUA), Washington, DC (USA). Has Peace & Justice Studies Program.
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 | Date? - The George Washington University (GWU), Washington, DC (USA). Has a Peace Studies Program.
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| July 4, 2010 (target date) - US Peace Memorial, Washington, DC (USA).
A project of Dr. Michael D. Knox, Tampa, Florida.
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| Future - National Peace Garden, Hanes Point, Potomac River, Washington, DC (USA). Congress authorized this memorial in 1987. The waterfront site, approved in 1988, embraces 10-acres about two miles south of the Jefferson Memorial. The concept of the garden by the landscape architecture firm of Royston Hanamoto Alley & Abey was approved July 1993." This project displaces the popular statue of "The Awakening" (right image).
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| Future - Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial, 4-acre site on the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC (USA). Designed by Roma Design Group, San Francisco, California (USA). A project of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Ceremonial groundbreaking took place November 13, 2006, in West Potomac Park. Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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 | Future - Statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.. New York Times, May 18, 2008: "Twenty-eight feet tall and carved from Chinese granite, the statue [sculpted by Lei Yixin] for the National Mall in Washington could resist almost any attack but the one that came recently from the panel whose approval it needs to proceed. The United States Commission of Fine Arts, which must sign off on every inch of the $100 million memorial, from typeface to tree variety to color scheme, said in a letter that 'the colossal scale and Social Realist style of the proposed sculpture recalls a genre of political sculpture that has recently been pulled down in other countries.'"
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| Future - National Musuem of African American History & Culture, The Mall, Washington, DC (USA). Under discussion since 1915.
Described on page 14 of "A Traveller's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement" by Jim Carrier (2004).
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In MarylandSuburbs:
 | July 13, 1925 - Peace Cross, US Highway 1, Bladensburg, Maryland (USA). Forty foot cross of cement and marble constructed by the Snyder-Farmer Post of the American Legion to recall the 49 men of Prince George’s County who died in World War I. Towers above the convergence of Baltimore Avenue, Bladensburg Road, and Annapolis Road (a primary entrance to Washington, DC, before the construction of interstate highways). Visited by EWL.
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| Date? - Antietam National Battlefield, National Park Service (NPS), Sharpsburg, Maryland (USA). Site of the bloodiest one day battle in American history; 23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. Visited by EWL.
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| Date? - National Museum of Civil War Medicine, 48 East Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland (USA).
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 | December 16, 1993 - National Cryptologic Museum, National Security Agency (NSA), Annapolis Junction, Maryland (USA). "NSA's principal gateway to the public. It shares the Nation’s, as well as NSA’s, cryptologic legacy and place in world history." Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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| September 2, 1997 - National Vigilance Park & Aerial Reconnaissance Memorial, National Security Agency (NSA), Annapolis Junction, Maryland (USA). "Stands to honor those 'silent warriors' who risked, and often lost, their lives performing airborne signals intelligence missions during the Cold War."
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 | Date? - University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland (USA). Has the Initiative for Education in Peace, Cooperation & Development (IEPCD).
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In Virginia Suburbs:
| September 11, 2008 - Pentagon Memorial, The Pentagon, Department of Defense, Arlington, Virginia (USA). A permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people killed in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Click here for the Wikipedia article.
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 | December 15, 2003 - B-29 Bomber "Enola Gay" (permanent exhibit), Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Annex, National Air & Space Museum (NASM), Smithsonian Institution, Dulles Airport, Chantilly, Virginia (USA). The plane which bombed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Dedication preceeded on Dec. 13 by a conference organized by Prof. Peter J. Kuznick at American University ("Hiroshima in the 21th Century: Will We Repeat the Past?") and a protest Dec. 14 at NY Avenue Presbyterian Chruch. Image shows peace activists -- including hibakusha from Japan -- protesting the exhibit on opening day. Photo by EWL.
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 | 1940 - Manassas National Battlefield, National Park Service (NPS), 12521 Lee Highway, Manassas, Virginia (USA). Site of two "Battles of Bull Run" on July 21, 1861, and August 28-30, 1862. Visited by EWL.
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 | May 21, 1902 - Spanish-Amerian War Monument, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (USA). This monument was aproved by Secretary of War Elihu Root [1845-1937] and dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt [1858-1919], both of whom received the Nobel Peace Prize -- Roosevelt in 1906 and Root in 1912.
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| 1996 - National Women's History Museum (NWHM), 205 South Whiting Street (Suite 254), Alexandria, Virginia (USA). "Educational institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into our nation's history." Now in cyberspace but campaigning to build physical mususeum on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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| 1980's - CIA museum, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Langley, Virginia (USA). Not open to the public. "The preeminent national archive for the collection, preservation, documentation and exhibition of intelligence artifacts, culture, and history....Supports the Agency’s operational, recruitment, and training missions and helps visitors better understand CIA and the contributions it makes to national security." Click here for article about the museum in USA Today.
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 | Date? - George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia (USA). Has the Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution (ICAR).
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| ARLINGTON (VA) - 1986 - Peace & Justice Center, Arlington, Virginia (USA). One of 27 US museums in "Museums for Peace Worldwide" edited by Kazuyo Yamane (2008).
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| Future - US National Slavery Museum, 1320 Central Park Boulevard (Suite 251), Fredericksburg, Virginia (USA). Designed by C. C. Pei. "Will offer 100,000 feet [sic] of permanent and temporary exhibit space. Exhibits will take visitors on a journey through time, beginning with Africa as the cradle of civilization through the Middle Passage on slave ships, to the slave resistance movement, the Civil War and the continuing struggle for equality today."
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 | Future - Cold War Museum, site of Lorton Nike Missile Base, Lorton, Virginia (USA). The's museum's physical location is not yet certain. Accepted as a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum in January 2001. Click here for air view of site.
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