Peace Arch Park crosses the U.S. - Canada border at Blaine, Washington. The centerpiece of one of
the two countries' most important border crossings, Peace Arch Park's most famous attraction is the
Peace Arch, a 67-foot-high monument to peace begun in 1920 and dedicated on Sept. 6, 1921. The
Peace Arch commemorates the 100 years of open border betwen the United States and Canada from
1814-1914. It is angled in such a way that the two halves of the internal gates of the Peace Arch are one
in Canada and one in the U.S., so that they may only be closed by mutual consent of both countries.
The arch also contains metal caskets in which are pieces of the U.S. pilgrim ship, the Mayflower,
and the Canadian steamship, Beaver.



Each year Peace Arch Park is home to an International Scuplture Exhibition. Guides to the outdoor
sculptures are available at park. The park is located 22 miles north of Bellingham, Washington on
Interstate 5 (Exit 276), and 30 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 99.
Park hours are daily from 8 a.m. to dusk.

Photos, clockwise from upper left: The Peace Arch, viewed from the U.S. side, facing Canada;
Yardbirds, 2005 sculpture exhibition; Spiral II, 2005 sculpture exhibition; Pi in the Sky III, 2005
sculpture exhibition.

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