Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Ohio [medal]

Coin/Medal, in a plastic container with a clear top. Bronze colored, approximately 2 inches in diameter and approximately .125 inches thick. The front side is a shoulder and head image above a caption Oliver H. Perry. The initials R D appear to the right of the shoulder. The back is an image of the International Peace Memorial and there is a banner text that goes three-quarter around the circle stating "Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial Ohio". Inside the box there is a 1.875 diameter document which is hinged to open and have four sides. The first side restates the banner on the medal, with some additional text. The second panel describes the Battle of Lake Erie. The third panel describes the Greek Doric column and the memorial. The fourth side is blank. The container measures 2.25 inches by 3.25 inches and is about 1.25 inches in depth. The medal rests on velvet with a depression where the document and the medal reside. There is a small indentation at the top and bottom of the depression to facilitate removal of the medal. The container snaps shut. 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 decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812.[1] Located on an isthmus on the island,[2] the memorial also celebrates the lasting peace between Britain, Canada, and the United States that followed the war. A 352-foot monument — the world's tallest 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." The memorial was designed after an international competition from which the winning design by Joseph H. Freelander and A.D. Seymour was chosen.
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 US-Canadian border. Although the monument bears the name of Oliver Hazard Perry, six officers slain during the battle are interred under its rotunda, Perry himself 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 of Lake Erie and the text of the Rush-Bagot Treaty. 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 admission cost 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. The column is among the tallest monuments in the United States (the Gateway Arch, San Jacinto Monument, and Washington Monument are taller). Although substantially completed in 1915, funding problems prevented the proper completion of a fully realized memorial complex. In 1919 the federal government assumed control of the monument and provided additional funding. The official dedication was celebrated on July 31, 1931. In 2002, $2.4 million was spent on a new visitor center. The memorial is visited by 200,000 people each year. Condition: Very good.

Keywords: Oliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812, Battle of Lake Erie, International Peace Memorial, National Park Service, Doric Column, Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Put in Bay

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Price: $125.00