International Peace Garden

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International Peace Garden
Location of International Peace Garden
Established	1932
Location	Morton, Manitoba, Canada / Rolette County, North Dakota, USA
Coordinates	48°59′40″N 100°04′20″W / 48.994514°N 100.072248°W / 48.994514; -100.072248
Website	http://www.peacegarden.com

For the garden in Salt Lake City, see International Peace Gardens.

The original monument, erected in 1932 and addressed "To God in His Glory", at the front of the park: the border runs through the ball, and continues to between the Peace Tower, seen in the background. The Manitoba flag is seen to the right, behind the Canadian flag.

The Peace Towers: two are in the United States and two are in Canada

The International Peace Garden is a 3.65 sq. mi. (9.46 km²) park located on the international border between Canada and the United States, in the state of North Dakota and the province of Manitoba. Established on July 14, 1932, the park plants over 150,000 flowers each year. Main features of the garden include an 18-foot (5.5-m) floral clock display, fountains, a chime, and twin 120 foot (37 m) concrete tower straddling the border with a peace chapel at their base. The chapel walls are inscribed with notable quotes about peace.

The Arma Sifton bells is a chime of 14 bells cast by Gillett & Johnston bellfounders. The bells were a gift from Central United Church of Brandon, Manitoba, in 1972. The tower was supplied by North Dakota Veterans and dedicated in 1976. Some building remains of the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001, have been placed in part of the garden.^[1]

The Peace Garden hosts two youth camps every summer, the International Music Camp and the Legion Athletic Camp.

Located at the garden is the North American Game Warden Museum.^[2]

The park is located north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at the northern terminus of US 281 in northwestern Rolette County, and adjacent to the southeast corner of Turtle Mountain Provincial Park in the Rural Municipality of Morton, south of Boissevain, Manitoba, on MB 10. It is not necessary to go through customs to access the park, as the only access road is located on the international boundary between the American and Canadian customs stations. Visitors must pass through one of these customs stations after exiting the park.^[3] (Access road into park is in Canada and out in the US.)

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Coordinates: 49°00′00″N 100°03′34″W / 49.000000°N 100.059491°W / 49.000000; -100.059491

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