Peace Arch
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The Peace Arch is a monument situated near the westernmost point of the Canada–United States border in the contiguous United States, between the communities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British C
The Peace Arch from the Canadian side.
The arch at night
Plaque at the arch
Construction of the arch, c. 1920
Treaty of Ghent
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The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the
Peace Arch
…the 20.5-metre (67 ft) tall arch was headed by American lawyer Sam Hill and dedicated in September 1921. The Peace Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814, and symbolizes a long history of peace between the two nations. The monument is built on the exact U.S.–Canada boundary, where Interstate 5…
The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814 by Charles Amédée Forestier. The leading British delegate Lord Gambier is shaking hands with the American leader John Quincy Adams. The British Undersecretary of State for War and the Colonies, Henry Goulburn, is carrying a red folder.
Plaque at a building in Veldstraat, Ghent, where the American diplomats stayed and one of the locations where the treaty was negotiated. It was located at an Esprit retail store on Veldstraat 47 and placed by the United States Daughters of 1812.
The Peace Bridge between New York and Ontario
John Quincy Adams 1858