The Peace Arch stands on the U.S. and Canadian border between Blaine, Washington, and Surrey, British Columbia. Architect Harvey Wiley Corbett donated his design. Samuel Hill organized the fundraising in 1914, and volunteers from several countries began building in 1920. It was dedicated on September 6, 1921.
The arch is 67 feet (20 meters) high. It marks the 1814 Treaty of Ghent and a long peace between the two nations. The frieze reads Children of a common mother on the U.S. side and Brethren dwelling together in unity on the Canadian side. Gates carry the line May these gates never be closed.
It sits in an international park made of two parks, which about 500,000 people visit each year. The U.S. listed it on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1996.
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