Bronx Zoo in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Healing Totem
This Healing Totem is a gift of peace and hope to the people of New York City from the youths of the One Voice Arts & Leadership Program of Monterey County, California, in commemoration of the attack on the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001.
This gift was carved from a historically important, ancient Alaskan cedar log. The Wildlife Conservation Society gratefully accepted this totem at its flagship Bronx Zoo on September 5, 2002.
In Port Chicago California, the site of a primary naval weapons depot during World War II, 1,100-year-old Alaskan yellow cedar trees were used to construct the piers and dock. In July of 1944, a massive explosion rocked Port Chicago, killing 320 naval personnel in one of the nation's largest homeland disasters.
Miraculously, 10 of the ancient Alaskan logs survived the blast and were salvaged 50 years later from the Suisan Bay, northeast of San Francisco. Spiritual and environmental groups recovered and purchased these logs, specifically to create healing totems to be gifted throughout the world. The Bronx Zoo's Healing Totem was carved from one of these historic logs.
Erected by Wildlife Conservation Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks
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Location. 40° 51.213′ N, 73° 52.404′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Bronx Zoo. Memorial is on Jungle World Road, 0.1 miles east of Bronx River Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 Jungle World Rd, Bronx NY 10460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. American Bison (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Bison Society (about 600 feet away); A Conservation Success Story (about 600 feet away); Bison Benefit the Prairies (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named A Conservation Success Story (approx. 0.2 miles away); Père David's Deer (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saved From Extinction (approx. 0.2 miles away); Père David's Deer Conservation History (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
