# Berlin Wall in Eureka, United States

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- Page: https://whereisthewall.com/wall/united-states/eureka/berlin-wall-eureka-f180
- Place: Reagan Peace Garden, Eureka College, 300 East College Avenue, Eureka, Illinois, United States
- Classification: Memorial; can it be seen today: On display (On display); evidence: Documented
- Position: 40.713481414811, -89.269170808529
- Listed by the Federal Foundation as #180 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #120.

A section in the peace garden at Reagan's own college, marking the commencement speech he gave there in 1982 on the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation.

A worn slab of concrete and rebar stands in the Reagan Peace Garden at Eureka College, with a bronze bust of Reagan by Lonnie Stewart on a pedestal carrying lines from the speech — among them “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means”. Reagan graduated from Eureka in 1932 and returned on 9 May 1982, the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation, to give a commencement address proposing arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union. The garden dates the argument to that speech rather than to 1987 or 1989, which is a distinctly institutional piece of framing.

Provenance: The garden was given by the former board chairman David Vaughan and his wife Anne Vaughan in 2000, and dedicated by Reagan's daughter Maureen.

Sources:

- [Visit Reagan's Campus — The Ronald W. Reagan Society of Eureka College](https://reagan.eureka.edu/visit-reagans-campus.html): The college's own account: the peace garden with a bust and an authentic section of the Berlin Wall, commemorating the 1982 commencement address.
- [A portion of the Berlin Wall is at Reagan's alma mater in Illinois — NPR Illinois](https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2019-11-07/a-portion-of-the-berlin-wall-is-at-reagans-alma-mater-in-illinois): The Vaughan donation in 2000, the dedication by Maureen Reagan, the sculptor, and the quoted line.
- [Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide](https://www.berliner-mauer-weltweit.eu/bm_spots/berliner-mauer-in-eureka/): The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
- [Berlin Wall Archive](https://www.berlinwallarchive.com/segments?q=Eureka%2C%20IL): The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.