Iron County Record | 1956-04-26 | Page 14 | 25 Peace Markers

K-v DOMINION OF CANADA UNITED STATES Q gO Location at monumrnu from Pacific to Atlantic j I . M J''VXi V, ""jL W I. Mai, Woiktaflea I . W . fort . ( f ' N&1 XWM -jar"-' tzttr tilVi 'r&tfKc;5' t Jlfj tuHatm, Htm ion 25 PEACE MARKERS SSrs Umtzs2" n SYMBOLIZE U.S.-CANADA 1 4. i GOOD WILL JL ! Kfwan'u clubs of both countriri have ipoltrd these "monumrnu of good ncighborlinesa" from coast to coast. I Pictured here is a schematic drawing of the 3000-mile border between the United States and Canada, showing locations of the 25 Kiwanis-sponsored "peace markers." mark-ers." Each "peace marker" bears a bronze plaque with the wording shown on the inset. in-set. The legend at the right pinpoints the "peace marker" locations. The first Kiwanis peace marker was put in place by Michigan Kiwanians at the Ambassador Bridge which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. This marker mark-er was set up on January 22, 1935, during ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of Kiwanis. Other peace markers were set up by U. S. or Canadian clubs working singly, in pairs or in groups, as the years went by. Plans are currently in progress to set up additional markers before the end of 1956.