Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial - Put-in-Bay, Ohio - Picture Perfect Postcards on Waymarking.com

County of memorial: Ottawa County
Location of memorial: Bayview Ave., South Bay Island
Erected: 1915

Postcard Text:
(Front): Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, National Monument, Put-in-Bay, Ohio
9B630-N

(Back): Printed:

Schnoor & Fuchs, Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Genuine Curteich-Chicago ' "C.T. - Americana Art"
Postcard (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.) Written: July 5
Dear Auntie Peti
The whole family is spending the week-end up here, and having a good time. Just want you to know I'm thinking about you.
Love Dode
Mrs. Louis Koehl
W. St. James Pkwy cor.
Grandview
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
C/O Gahan

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"Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812. Located on an isthmus on the island, the memorial also celebrates the lasting peace between Britain, Canada, and the United States that followed the war.

"A 352-foot (107 m) monument — the world's tallest Doric column — was constructed in Put-in-Bay, Ohio by a multi-state commission from 1912 to 1915 "to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament." The memorial was designed after an international competition from which the winning design by Joseph H. Freelander and A.D. Seymour was chosen.

"Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, and to celebrate the long-lasting peace among Britain, Canada and the U.S. The Memorial column, rising over Lake Erie, is situated five miles from the US-Canadian border.

"Although the monument bears the name of Oliver Hazard Perry, six officers slain during the battle are interred under its rotunda, Perry himself is buried in Newport, Rhode Island. Beneath the stone floor of the monument lie the remains of those three American officers and three British officers. Carved into the walls inside the rotunda are the names of soldiers and sailors who were killed or injured in the Battle of Lake Erie and the text of the Rush-Bagot Treaty.

"The Doric Column is the only international peace memorial in the United States National Park System and stands 47 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The upper deck platform is 12 feet higher than the statue of Liberty's torch." ~ Wikipedia

Physical Address: 150 Bayview Avenue Pit-in-Bay, OH USA 43456 Related Web Site: [Web Link] Description of Postcard Location: The narrow portion of the island, a bridge of sorts, between two large sets of land, rests the Perry Victory and International Peace Memorial. The image is a view from the south side of the island. Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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