Site 1
Circle of Resilience
Suckle Stroyng
Site #1 will be the first installation encountered on the Interpretive Trail. This site will be a busy hub of activity, located near the Visitor Center and Event Lawn. We imagine this site as a celebratory and interactive gathering space to begin the transition from the buzz of activity at the park entrance to the more reflective and quiet sites farther along the interpretive trail. It is the largest site among the four. It will essentially represent the beginning threshold of the journey. Incorporated seating is desirable for this design proposal.
From the Visitor Center entry plaza, guests will begin the Interpretive Trail and walk approximately 180 feet to Site #1. The site is on the south side of the Interpretive Trail and just west of the path to the boardwalk and pier. It is located close to the water’s edge with a backdrop of mature trees. Currently the site has very little slope and is filled with dwarf palmettos, which can easily be relocated and/or incorporated into the design. The site area is roughly trapezoidal in shape, with 58’ of frontage along the trail which tapers to 40’ at the back of the site along the tree line. Site #1 is broadest on the west side and narrows on the boardwalk trail (east) side, providing an approximate area of 807sf. The site is shaded for much of the day. Prominent views would be the approach to the site from the west and east along the trail.
Maximum height for Site #1 is 8’
THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS
I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young.
I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.
I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans, and I’ve seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset.
I’ve known rivers:
Ancient, dusky rivers.
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
-Langston Hughes
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