"Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial - Put-in-Bay, OH, USA" Waymark

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Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the war of 1812, but in equal part it is here to celebrate the long-lasting peace between Britain, Canada and the U.S. Situated 5 miles from the longest undefended border in the world. Monument Construction began in October 1912, opened to the public on June 13 1915, and became a National Park Service Memorial in 1936.

Street address: Not listed County / Borough / Parish: Ottawa Year listed: 1966 Historic significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Period of significance: 1800-1824, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Defense Current function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Web Address: [U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL Web Address: Website (secondary) I am including a photograph of this place : yes

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Date Logged Log User Rating   6/27/2009 Team RAGAR visited it