Perry's Monument

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Perry's Monument, formally known as Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, is a towering Doric column on South Bass Island in Lake Erie commemorating Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's War of 1812 naval victory and celebrating lasting peace between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric column
monument
architecturalOrder Doric order
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
category Monuments and memorials in Ohio
War of 1812 memorials
commemorates Battle of Lake Erie
War of 1812
continent North America
country United States
dedicatedTo American and British sailors who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
linked to: Oliver Hazard Perry
hasPart observation deck
peace memorial tablets
plaza
visitor center
hasViewOf Lake Erie
South Bass Island
nearby Lake Erie islands
height approximately 107 meters
approximately 352 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
United States National Memorial
inception early 20th century
locatedIn Put-in-Bay, Ohio
South Bass Island
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Ohio
Ottawa County, Ohio NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Lake Erie
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
maintainedBy National Park Service
materialUsed concrete
granite
namedAfter Oliver Hazard Perry
officialName Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
ownedBy United States federal government
purpose to celebrate lasting peace between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom
to commemorate the War of 1812 naval victory on Lake Erie
ranking one of the tallest monuments in the United States
shortName Perry's Victory Memorial
symbolizes peace between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom
visitorActivity historical education
panoramic observation from the column top
sightseeing
yearCompleted 1915
yearDedicated 1915

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South Bass Island hasLandmark Perry's Monument