Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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| Location | Put-in-Bay, Ohio, United States |
| Nearest city | Sandusky, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°39′15″N 82°48′41″W / 41.65417°N 82.81139°WCoordinates: 41°39′15″N 82°48′41″W / 41.65417°N 82.81139°W |
| Area | 25.38 acres (10.27 ha) 24.97 acres (10.11 ha) federal |
| Established | June 2, 1936 |
| Visitors | 155,689 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | www |
| Designated | October 15, 1966 (original) April 28, 2015 (increase) |
| Reference no. | 66000118, 15000185 |
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio's South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most significant naval battles to occur in the War of 1812. Located on an isthmus on the island, the memorial also celebrates the lasting peace between Britain, Canada, and the United States that followed the war.
A 352-foot (107 m) monument — the world's most massive Doric column — was constructed in Put-in-Bay, Ohio by a multi-state commission from 1912 to 1915 "to inculcate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament."
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, and to celebrate the long-lasting peace among Britain, Canada and the U.S. The Memorial column, rising over Lake Erie, is situated five miles from the longest undefended border in the world.
Although the monument bears the name of Oliver Hazard Perry and six officers slain during the battle are buried under its rotunda, Perry is buried in Newport Rhode Island. Beneath the stone floor of the monument lie the remains of those three American officers and three British officers. Carved into the walls inside the rotunda are the names of soldiers and sailors who were killed or injured in the battle.
The Doric Column is the only international peace memorial in the United States National Park System and stands 47 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The upper deck platform is 12 feet higher than the statue of Liberty’s torch.
To visit the observation deck near the top, visitors must walk up 37 steps, pay the minimal admission cost ($5.00 cash only for adults over the age of 15 in 2016) then a National Park Ranger will transport them by elevator to the top. Rangers are stationed at the observation deck to answer questions and speak about the history and surrounding area. Views span Lake Erie, the islands and mainland of Ohio, and nearby islands in Ontario, including Middle Island, the southernmost point of land in Canada, and part of Point Pelee National Park.
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