Founders’ Park, Ocean Grove. July 19, 2014. By Moe Demby, Blogfinger staff © Reposted from 2014.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
Moe Demby was out walking Chico when he came upon this scene in Founders’ Park. The Civil War cannon there was rescued by the Ocean Grove Historical Society. (link below)
Civil War canon held hostage in Long Branch
I can remember in the ’60’s when kids would put flowers into the rifle barrels of National Guardsmen at Vietnam War confrontations.
Here we have a moment of peace—thankful that we can be comfortable enough in America to snooze next to a cannon. It is symbolic and it is an image that we should recall.
Here’s a link to my image from 1969 “Peace in the Snow”
Editor’s note 2017: There are two relevant observations related to this post from 3 years ago. The first is the fact that this story would not have had a happy ending if it weren’t for the activities of some activist Grovers in 2002 who went to court in Freehold to demand that the cannon be returned to the Grove.
The second relates to recent controversies about Civil War memorials. If you read the plaque on the OG memorial carefully, it says, “…..a tribute to those who fought and died in the war between the states.” It seems to honor heroes from both sides, but we don’t know for sure what was behind that wording. Only the HSOG knows that. The soldier who brought the cannon back to OG was with the Union Army —–PG.
THE SECRET SISTERS. “Tennessee Me”
“Oh, oh Tennessee me
Tennessee me loving you
See me by the fire side light
Come and see me through the night
Tennessee me through the night.”
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