Description
The Peace Arch is a monument at the Canada–United States border , between Blaine, Washington and White Rock, BC. The inscription on the US side of the Peace Arch reads "Children of a common mother", and the words on the Canadian side read "Brethren dwelling together in unity". Within the arch, each side has an iron gate mounted on either side of the border with an inscription above each gate: the one on the west side read "May these gates never be closed", while on the east side read "1814 Open One Hundred Years 1914".
Taken By
Elaine Hutchings
Taken On
July 28, 2016
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