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 Columbia. Construction of the 20.5-meter (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 on the U.S. side of the border becomes Highway 99 on the Canadian side, in the grass median between the northbound and southbound lanes.
The Peace Arch from the U.S. side.
The arch at night
Plaque at the arch
Blaine is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The city's northern boundary is the Canada–U.S. border; the Peace Arch international monument straddles the border of both countries. It is the fourth Largest incorporated City within the Bellingham Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,884 at the 2020 census. Since Blaine is located right on the border with Canada, it is the northernmost city on Interstate 5.
Image: Entering Blaine, Washington panoramio
Image: U.S. Port of Entry, Blaine, Washington (2013) 3
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The MV Plover once conveyed workers to and from the cannery in the 1940s. Today it ferries tourists from Blaine to a resort on Semiahmoo Spit.
