Peace Arch

A 67-foot monument standing on the U.S.-Canada border between Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia.

Blaine, WA

About Peace Arch

The Peace Arch is a monument near the western edge of the U.S.-Canada border, between Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia. American lawyer Sam Hill led its construction, and it was dedicated in 1921. The arch honors the 1814 Treaty of Ghent and stands for the long peace between the two countries. It sits directly on the boundary in a grassy median where the interstate on the U.S. side becomes a highway in Canada. The International Peace Arch Association, a privately funded nonprofit, cares for the arch and the surrounding parks.

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