Peace Pole dedication on the Dryden Rail Trail in Dryden, NY, USA

October 22, 2025

Dryden Rotary Club #74341,  serves the Tompkins and Cortland County communities supporting local projects as well as international projects.

On Wednesday, October 22, at 4:00 p.m., a ‘Peace Pole’ was dedicated on the Dryden Rail Trail!

The Peace Pole Project is worldwide and aims to spread the sentiment ‘May Peace Prevail On Earth’. The 6-foot white Peace Pole features ‘May Peace Prevail On Earth’ written in English, Spanish, French, and ASL as well as a Braille plaque.

This Peace Pole was won in a drawing at CNY Rotary’s annual District Conference last April. Our club considered several locations but in the end the Peace Pole was offered to the Dryden Rail Trail committee who quickly said ‘yes’! The Town approved and the Highway Department dug the hole.

The location, near a Rail Trail kiosk where the trail crosses West Main Street in the Village, is a high traffic area which will allow many people to share the Peace Pole message.