Pell Gardens

Pell Gardens was dedicated in October 1982 to honor Dr. Walden Pell, who with his wife Edith was instrumental during the 1970s in the early restoration of town buildings and in establishing the Civic Association. Dr. Pell was headmaster of St. Andrew's School in Middletown, DE, from 1930 to 1957 before becoming parish priest at St. Augustine Parish, Chesapeake City, Maryland, from 1963 to 1968. He had previously served congregations in Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The park was designed by John Paul and his wife Veronica Lucas, who also designed the Korean War Memorial in the National Mall in Washington. In 2009, Pell Gardens was renovated and rededicated to the people of Chesapeake City.

Chesapeake City, Maryland · United States