
Peace Arch — Surrey, BC
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Dunbar Loop
N 49° 00.124 W 122° 45.390
10U E 517809 N 5427713
Commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Ghent this 20.5 metres (67 ft) tall arch was built to honour the century of peace between the United States and Canada following the War of 1812.
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Waymark Code: WMGX3X
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/18/2013
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People from both Canada and the United States wanted to honour the century of peace that followed the signing of the
Treaty of Ghent bringing to a close the War of 1812.
In 1915 the concept of an international park was brought forward. From this "[t]he father of the Peace Arch was Samuel Hill of Seattle, who saw this as a monument to the concord between the United States and Canada".
The Peace Arch was finished and dedicated on September 6th, 1921 and has remained a symbol of the peace between these nations ever since.