Peace Arch

Peace Arch (HMI8S)

Location: Surrey, BC 29401 Charleston County
Country: Canada
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N 49° 0.126', W 122° 45.374'

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The Signing of the Columbia River Treaty

Upper marker:
This unfortified boundary line between the
Dominion of Canada
and the
United States of America
should quicken the remembrance of the more than century old friendship between these countries
A lesson of peace to all nations.

Lower marker:
In commemoration of
One hundred and fifty years of peace, 1814 - 1864, between Canada and the United States of America.
The signing of the Columbia River Treaty on September 16th, 1964, at this international peace arch park by the President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honorable Lester B. Pearson, P. C.
Erected and dedicated to continued peace and good will of the peoples of Canada and the United States by Kiwanis International on November 28, 1965,
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HM NumberHMI8S
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Year Placed1936
Placed ByKiwanis International
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 1:23pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 517828 N 5427717
Decimal Degrees49.00210000, -122.75623333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 49° 0.126', W 122° 45.374'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds49° 0' 7.56" N, 122° 45' 22.44" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 79-83 Vancouver-Blaine Hwy, Surrey BC 29401, CA
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