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who later served as a co-chair of the Rachel Carson Statue Committee along with Susan Shephard. Additional committee and members included Catherine Bumpus, James "Jim" Crossen, Mary Pat Flynn, Jack Moakley, and Marsha Zafiriou. The committee had a funding goal of $ 90,000, half of which was filled by
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a $ 7,500 matching grant from the Bank of Woods Hole, and an anonymous donor who donated a $ 5,000 matching grant. The sculpture was constructed by David Lewis who estimated the piece would take a year to complete.
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The initial plans for the Rachel Carson outdoor statue at Waterfront Park in Woods Hole, Massachusetts were announced September 27, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the publication of
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The dedication ceremony was held on July 14, 2013. It focused on Carson's local connection to Woods Hole.
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Rachel Carson's words are engraved on a stone at the base of the statue, which faces Great Harbor and
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biologist, conservationist, and author of the same name
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Rachel Carson Homestead (birthplace, childhood home)
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Monument in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States
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David Lewis
Rachel Carson
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
41°31′30″N 70°40′21″W / 41.52495°N 70.67254°W / 41.52495; -70.67254
biologist, conservationist, and author of the same name
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Silent Spring
Eric Turkington

Woods Hole passage
Gary Borisy
Marine Biological Laboratory
Joan Ruderman
Susan Avery
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Silent Spring Institute
Statue sculptor David Lewis
Unveiling
Eric Turkington, Gary Borisy, and Susan Avery
Joan Ruderman
2013 in art



"Unveiling and Dedication of the Rachel Carson Statue"


"Changing the world in Woods Hole: Rachel Carson statue planned for Waterfront Park"

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