Put-in-Bay in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Monumental Heights

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial

— National Park Service —

Monumental Heights Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 8, 2025

1. Monumental Heights Marker

Inscription.
The International Peace Memorial looms large on the island and surrounding waters of Lake Erie. But how does it compare to other memorials and monuments, both natural and man-made across the country?

The International Peace Memorial is larger than the Statue of Liberty by 47 feet. The observation deck is 12 feet higher than the statue’s torch. It is the tallest open air monument in the nation.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War of 1812.

Location. 41° 39.205′ N, 82° 48.83′ W. Marker is in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is on Toledo Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located next to the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Put in Bay OH 43456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Perry’s Longboat (a few steps from this marker); US Brig Lawrence: Ship that Changed the War (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Life Boat (about 600 feet away); First Ship-To-Shore Radio Broadcast (about 600 feet away); Amareta Mosher Anchor (about 600 feet away); “The Light of Elizabeth’s Office”

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(about 600 feet away); Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Put-in-Bay.

More about this marker. The marker contains pictures and heights of other memorials and monuments. These include Cape Hatteras Light Station (Height: 19 feet/60m) Location: Buxom, North Carolina. Largest lighthouse along the east coast; Giant Sequoia General Sherman Tree (275 feet/83m) Location: Central California; Statue of Liberty (305 feet/93m) Location: New York, New York; Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial (352 feet/107m) Location: Put-in-Bay, Ohio. The only international Peace memorial in the United States National Park System; Gateway Arch (630 feet/192m) Location: St. Louis, Missouri; Coast Redwood (379 feet/115m) Location: Northern California; Washington Monument (555 feet/169m) Location: Washington D.C.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 8, 2025

2. Monumental Heights Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 8, 2025

3. Monumental Heights Marker

The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial can be seen behind the marker.

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 8, 2025

4. Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 24, 2025, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.