SHAPPELL PARK

PHILLIPSBURG, NEW JERSEY


SHAPPELL PARK IS IN THE CENTER OF TOWN.
The monument in SHAPPELL PARK is dedicated to those affected by the CIVIL WAR of the United States.

The Monument in Shappell Park was dedicated on May 10, 1906. The May 10, 1906 issue of Easton, Pennsylvania's newspaper, The Easton Express reports about the dedication ceremonies and the ten year process leading up to the dedication. The newspaper reports: planning and fund raising began in 1896, the granite monument is 147 feet 6 inches tall, the sailor on top of the monument is 7 feet 4 inches tall, the monument cost the citizens of Phillipsburg, New Jersey $4,800.00, most of that funding was raised during a thirteen day fair that took place May 8, 1905 through May 20, 1905.

Observation will show, the sailor on top of the monument looks West through binoculars. Many wonder where the sailor looks. Using a magnetic compass the gaze can be followed. You'll discover the sailor on top of the Shappell Park monument looks West across the Delaware River toward Easton, Pennsylvania's Center Square.

By: Daniel Z. Seyler ~ April 29, 2006
Phillipsburg's Shappell Park Monument
Shappell Park Monument is a treasure for all,
on top of the monument stands a stone Sailor tall.
Where does he look with his cold granite eyes?
Follow his gaze, you'll have a surprize.
He looks down the road, off to the West,
use a magnetic compass and do your best.
He looks over the river, imagine that,
in Easton, Pennsylvania, a stone Sailor looks back.


VIEW OF PARK MONUMENT

In Easton's Center Square on July 8, 1776 the King of Great Britain was lambasted with these words: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,... " The rest is history...
To read the Declaration of Independence,
click here>> http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/declaration.html
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HERE'S A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON.

PHILLIPSBURG SAILOR ON THE LEFT,
EASTON SAILOR ON THE RIGHT PHILLIPSBURG SAILOR LOOKING TOWARD EASTON, PA EASTON SAILOR looking toward Phillipsburg, NJ

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