Oregon Treaty Centennial Monument Canada
by Tom Cochran
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Oregon Treaty Centennial Monument Canada
Artist
Tom Cochran
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Photograph - Digital Photography
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The Canadian side of a monument to the Oregon Centennial Treaty in Peace Arch Provincial Park in Surrey, BC, on the Canada-US border. The commemoration is in English and French. The plaque describes a boundary dispute between Canada and the US that threatened war. "The dispute was settled peacefully by the Oregon Treaty, signed on 15 June 1846, which established the boundary along the 49th parallel. . . ." Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. 1947. A related plaque is on the reverse side in the United States. June, 2023.
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June 9th, 2023
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