- Honors Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and his victory against the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Put-in-Bay, South Bass Island,
Lake Erie, Ohio
(Image courtesy of the Put-in-Bay website)
- Architects: Joseph H. Freedlander and Alexander D. Seymour of New York
- Memorial commission formed September 10, 1910
- Groundbreaking took place October 1, 1912
- Cornerstone laid July 4, 1913
- Open to public June 13, 1915
- Formal dedication July 31, 1932
- Transfer to authority of the National Park Service June 1936
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