In Rockaway there is a second rock I have yet to discuss in the blog streams. It is sponsored by RISE Rockaway. It was commissioned to honor a neighborhood resident Barbara Hillary, an arctic explorer who was the first Black woman to reach the North Pole. Later she also explored the South Pole.
The rock depicts Barbara Hillary and some of her arctic companions, creating a 360 impression of the poles. Her story is an inspiring one as she is a person who achieved a lot during her life, not only in terms of her explorations but she was also a nurse, publisher, and twice cancer survivor. She was a completely unstoppable woman and her likeness is preserved on this rock forever, along with her inspiring polar bear photography.
