College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

"May Peace Prevail on Earth"

— University of Maryland —

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 27, 2013

1. "May Peace Prevail on Earth" Marker

Inscription.
Spoken in the many languages of the University of Maryland, this was our collective prayer on September 12, 2001 when thousands gathered with flowers on McKeldin Mall to mourn the loss of innocent lives at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, and on a field in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

This garden marks the spot where those flowers were buried. It is a place of community, hope, and remembrance. It is lovingly planted to honor those students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, siblings, friends and other family members lost on that fateful day.

Erected 2001 by University of Maryland.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Education • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 38° 59.16′ N, 76° 56.422′ W. Memorial is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It can be reached from McKeldin Mall south of Regents Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: College Park MD 20742, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clarence Mitchell, Jr. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blair Lee III (about 400 feet away); Omicron Delta Kappa (about 400 feet away); Woods Hall Rain Garden

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(about 600 feet away); University of Maryland Memorial Chapel (about 700 feet away); Agricultural Experiment Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); “On the Shoulders of Giants” (approx. 0.2 miles away); R. Lee Hornbake Library (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.

"May Peace Prevail on Earth" Marker - on the east end of McKeldin Mall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, April 27, 2013

2. "May Peace Prevail on Earth" Marker - on the east end of McKeldin Mall

with the University's Main Administration Building behind, across Regent's Drive.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2013, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.