This monument, administered by the United States National Park Service, commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813, when Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry captured a squadron of British warships, in the War of 1812. This victory helped secure the United States' position and northwestern territorial border on Lake Erie. The purpose of the memorial is not only to celebrate an American naval triumph, but also "to inculate the lessons of international peace by arbitration and disarmament."
The Memorial Column, at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, is on South Bass Island in the southern basin of Lake Erie. It stands 352-feet tall and was built in 1915. It is topped by an open-air observation deck which may be reached by first climbing two flights of stairs and then taking an elevator. We were there on a clear late summer day and views of the Lake Erie Islands were spectacular, extending all the way to Pelee Island in Ontario, Canada.
In the park Visitor Center you will find historical exhibits, an orientation film, and a bookstore.
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