What) After 25 years of waiting, America's flattest state has a Mother of God that can be seen for miles.  Mary is a 34-foot-tall, four-ton stainless steel called "Our Lady Queen of Peace." It was lifted onto its base on the grounds of Holy Spirit Catholic Church on May 1, 2007.

    This Mary surpasses by two feet another steel Mary also made by its sculptor, Charles Parks, in 1982, for Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on Highway 101 in Santa Clara, California. Parks was a Delaware native, and the temporary display of his Mary in Delaware during its construction is what kindled a desire among Catholic First-Staters to have one of their own. Mary is designed to appear to beckon with arms outstretched to the twin spans of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, blessing the estimated 40,000 people who daily pass on their way out of New Jersey. (1)

    Where) 12 Winder Road or Halcyon Drive or Holy Spirit Catholic Church   1-302-658-1069

    Why) Um....
























This is what the statue of Mary looks like on a nice day. (2)









But I do prefer this cloudy day photo that I was able to take.











This bronze statue by Charles Parks is called "Standardbred" and is of a Champion Pacer horse named Silk Stocking. (3)









This bronze statue by Charles Parks is called "Morgan" and is of a show horse named Lord Appleton.
Both of them can be purchased from Charles' website if you have a few thousand dollars to spare. (3)