Details of the Frog Maze Plan

The Frog Maze symbolizes peace and order, water and coolness. The maze was inspired by an African folk custom. One enters the maze by one of four entrances to reach the central classroom.

In the Frog Maze, symbols and signs are used to appeal to the pathfinder's curiosity. A variety of moods are staged - those of mystery, sensations of calm, cheerfulness, inspiration, and joy.

It was designed by graduate student who is a native of Iceland.

Details of the Community Center and Amphitheater

A beautiful view of the Raleigh skyline can be seen from the hillside location of the proposed community center and the amphitheater. This area can be seen from the Hanover Square offices in downtown Raleigh.

It was on this hill on April 12, 1865, that a meeting took place that saved the city of Raleigh from being burned by General Sherman's troops. As Sherman's Union troops ravaged the South, their reputation preceded them. North Carolina's Governor Vance chose to deal directly with Sherman in an attempt to save the city of Raleigh. A delegation appointed by Vance met the advancing Union troops at the summit of the hill south of Walnut Creek just west of Holleman Road (now Garner Road) with a white flag of surrender and a request for protection for its noncombatants and public and private property. General Judson Kirkpatrick, the notorious Federal Calvary commander, agreed to protect all that complied and to destroy all that resisted. Only one Confederate soldier resisted. He fired five shots. He was promptly hanged on Burke Square, the current site of the Governor's Mansion. Nothing burned in the city of Raleigh except the fires of the encamped soldiers.