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Title
Perry's
Memorial
Subject
Monuments & memorials--United States--1900-1940
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (Put-in-Bay, Ohio)
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
National Park Service (U.S.)
National Register of Historic Places
Time Period
1930s
1940s
Place
Put-in-Bay Township (Ohio)
Ottawa County (Ohio)
Description
The
Perry
Memorial
,
located
in
Put-in-Bay
(on
South
Bass
Island)
,
about
5
miles
from the
longest
undefended
border
in the
world
.
It
was
first
dedicated
September
10
,
1913
, at the
centennial
celebration
of
Perry’s
victory
at the
Battle
of
Lake
Erie
, and
symbolizes
the
peace
that
prevailed
thereafter
between
the
United
States
,
Canada
and
Great
Britain
. The
towering
Milford
granite
shaft
rises
from a
terraced
plaza
to a
height
of
352
feet
and
is
the
world's
most
massive
Doric
column
.
Beneath
the
stone
floor
of the
monument
lie
the
remains
of
three
American
officers
and
three
British
officers
. The
open
air
promenade
at the
top
can
accommodate
50
people
. From
it
can
be
seen
the
green
mass
of
Middle
and
North
Bass
Islands
, the
other
islands
of the
archipelago
, the
Marblehead
Peninsula
,
Cedar
Point
, the
buildings
of
Sandusky
, and
Lake
Erie
. On
clear
days
the
shore
lines
of
Michigan
and
Canada
are
visible
. The
memorial
,
which
cost
nearly
$500,000
, was
erected
under
the
joint
sponsorship
of the
Federal
Government
and the
States
of
Massachusetts
,
Rhode
Island
,
Pennsylvania
,
New
York
,
Kentucky
,
Ohio
,
Michigan
and
Illinois
.
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
. On
September
11
,
1938
, the
monument
and the
14-acre
park
surrounding
it
were
dedicated
as a
National
Park
by
Secretary
of the
Interior
Harold
Ickes
. In
2002
,
2.4
million
dollars
was
spent
on a
new
visitor
center
.
Established
as
Perry's
Victory
and
International
Peace
Memorial
National
Monument
by
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt
on
June
2
,
1936
(Proclamation
No
.
2182)
;
redesignated
a
National
Memorial
and
renamed
on
October
26
,
1972
. As with
all
historic
areas
administered
by the
National
Park
Service
, the
memorial
was
listed
on the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
on
October
15
,
1966
.
It
is
the
only
peace
memorial
within
the
National
Park
Service
. The
Memorial
had been
closed
for
most
of the
summer
of
2006
after
a
500
pound
(230
kg)
piece
of
granite
broke
off
the
southeast
face
of the
observation
deck
,
falling
315
feet
(96
m)
and
leaving
a
crater
in the
plaza
in
June
.
No
one
was
injured
.
Following
a
structural
assessment
that
deemed
it
safe
for
visitors
, the
memorial
reopened
on
August
26
,
2006
, with a
fence
surrounding
it
. The
monument
closed
on
September
30
,
2009
for
2
years
.
Renovations
will be
done
in
3
phases
, with the
observation
deck
first
, then the
column
, then the
entrance
and
rotunda
receiving
attention
. The
repairs
to the
observation
deck
are
estimated
at
$7,000,000
.
Oliver
Hazard
Perry
(1785-1819)
was in
command
of a
flotilla
at
Newport
,
Rhode
Island
,
when
the
War
of
1812
broke
out
. In
March
of the
following
year
he was
given
command
on
Lake
Erie
. By
summer
he
sailed
with a
squadron
built
for him at
Erie
,
Pennsylvania
,
put
in at the
harbor
of
South
Bass
Island
(whence
the
name
,
Put-In-Bay)
, and
awaited
the
coming
of the
British
vessels
for an
anticipated
encounter
.
Sighting
them on the
morning
of
September
10
,
Perry
sailed
northwest
towards
the
Sister
Islands
. The
Americans
had
54
guns
and
two
swivels
; the
British
had
63
guns
,
4
howitzers
and
two
swivels
.
About
noon
Perry’s
flagship
, the
Lawrence
, was
fired
upon
, and
bore
the
brunt
of the
attack
because
the
other
ships
were
becalmed
at a
distance
. Her
guns
pounded
into
silence
, the
Lawrence
was
abandoned
, and
Perry
and his
men
rowed
to the
Niagara
. In the
meantime
his
other
ships
had
come
up
, and the
Americans
swooped
down
upon
the
English
warships
.
Maneuvering
the
Niagara
between
four
of the
enemy’s
boats
, the
Americans
poured
broadsides
at
close
range
into
time
; and at
3
o’clock
in the
afternoon
the
British
flagship
Detroit
lowered
her
flag
,
signaling
surrender
.
Perry’s
laconic
message
to
General
William
Henry
Harrison
was:
‘Dear
General
–
We
have
met
the
enemy
, and they are
ours
.
Two
ships
,
two
brigs
,
one
schooner
, and
one
sloop
.
Yours
with
great
respect
and
esteem
,
O
.
H
.
Perry.’
Perry’s
victory
gave
the
Americans
control
of
Lake
Erie
and
enabled
Harrison
to
invade
Canada
, the
latter’s
success
at the
Battle
of the
Thames
ending
the
War
of
1812
in the
Northwest
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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Date created
2010-04-30
Date modified
2010-06-01
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