It's filled with a variety of flowers, plants, trees, and gardens. This is one of the most beautiful parks we've been to. We parked at Peace Arch State Park, placed our Discover Pass in the window, and started walking the grounds towards the Interstate. In the center median of the Interstate/Highway is where Peace Arch is located. The two are joined together to form Peace Arch Park which lies on both sides of the border and spans across I-5 in the U.S. The park is actually a combination of two parks: Peace Arch State Park in Washington and Peace Arch Provincial Park in British Columbia. Since the groups formation in 1995 it has put together a historical video, "Portal of Peace" curriculum packet, established the “Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition", and it holds many annual events to celebrate the arch and inform the public of its history. To commemorate the seventy fifth Anniversary of Peace Arch the non-profit group International Peace Arch Association (formerly known as United States/Canada Peace Anniversary Association) was formed by founder and president Christina Alexander. The Washington Mayflower Society has a fascinating, in-depth article of this. On the American side is the Mayflower, while the Canadian side has the S.S. ![]() The following words are transcribed on the arch: "Children of a Common Mother", "Brethren Dwelling Together in Unity", "May These Gates Never Be Closed", and "1814 Open One Hundred Years." Also on the arch are two niches, with plaques placed over them, each containing remnants of famous ships from each country. Samuel Hill, who is also famous for the Maryhill Stonehenge Monument, inspired the concrete structure. Both treaties resulted from the War of 1812 with Great Britain."Ĭonstruction of the arch was completed on September 6, 1921. Entered into by the king of England and President Monroe, these treaties provided for an unguarded United States and Canadian border from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. "The Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and the Rush-Bagot Agreement in 1817. We'll let Washington State Parks explain the arch's history:
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