Eternal Light For Peace - Westfield, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 07.325 W 072° 47.047
18T E 683167 N 4665707
An Eternal Light For Peace is located on the path east of the Rose Garden in Stanley Park in Westfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13B9E
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
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The Rotary Club of Westfield donated and dedicated the Eternal Light For Peace in Stanley Park on May 24, 1964. A white lamppost has a hexagonal lantern with a light bulb which is always lit. At the green, concrete base of the lamppost is a bronze plaque which is inscribed:

ROTARY ETERNAL LIGHT
FOR PEACE
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FIRST LIGHT DEDICATED AT
STANLEY PARK
WESTFIELD, MASS. U.S.A.
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MAY 24, 1964
BY
CLARE BOOTHE LUCE

Clare Boothe Luce was the former a U.S. Representative to Congress from Connecticut, the Ambassador to Brazil, and the Ambassador to Italy. She was married to Henry Luce the publisher of Time, Life, and Fortune magazines.

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