To the Editor:
“Peace Pilgrim” is one of South Jersey’s heroes and an internationally known peace activist. She was born in Egg Harbor City in 1908 and after years of searching for inner peace gave up her name, her home and all the things she owned to become Peace Pilgrim.
Starting in 1953 as a penniless pilgrim with no organizational backing and only the clothes on her back, a comb, toothbrush, pen and map, Peace Pilgrim walked across the U.S. for the next 28 years.
January 28, 2026
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