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Peace Arch Historical State Park
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Peace Arch Historical State Park

Blaine, Washington
visited 20 November 2021
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Peace Arch Historical State Park honors the peaceful relationship between the US and Canada. The arch itself was completed in 1921; the park and picnic grounds surrounding it on both sides followed in the 1930s. The principal highway between Seattle and Vancouver (I-5 / BC-99) straddles the Arch.

There is a sister park managed by British Columbia named Peace Arch Provincial Park that is currently closed due to COVID precautions.

The border here is almost surreal. The playground and most of the people here are in the US. The houses just beyond are in Canada.
The white Peace Arch monument stands on a green lawn under an overcast gray sky, flying the American and Canadian flags on top and inscribed with “Children of a Common Mother.” Bare winter trees flank the arch, with manicured shrubs and roadways visible in the background.
The white Peace Arch monument on the US/Canada border, inscribed “CHILDREN OF A COMMON MOTHER,” with an American flag and a Canadian flag flying from its top beneath an overcast gray sky, surrounded by green lawn and bare winter trees.
Interesting site for a wedding!

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