Public Law 75–519

JOINT RESOLUTION

For the observance of the celebration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie.

Whereas September 1938 is the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary

Battle of Lake Erie.

Preamble.

of the Battle of Lake Erie; and

Whereas the Battle of Lake Erie, won by Oliver Hazard Perry, is one of America’s most noted heroic examples of patriotism and the overcoming of almost, overwhelming odds, known to every school child in the United States; and

Whereas this naval victory was more than a victory upon the Great Lakes, but decided the fate of the War of 1812, and by Perry’s victory saved, won, and opened to the United States the great Western Territory, thus making us a Nation; and

Whereas this famous battle was won near Put in Bay, in the waters of Lake Erie, just north of Sandusky, Ohio; and

Whereas Congress has already recognized this important chapter of American history by making Perry’s Victory Memorial, located at Put in Bay, Ohio, a national shrine of patriotism; and

Whereas the shadow of war lurks over a great portion of the world and, in contrast thereto, this celebration would offer an opportunity to focus world-wide attention upon the desire of the people of the United States to promote peace and neighborliness with all nations, as symbolized by the boundary line near this scene where understanding and friendship are the only sentries needed to guard the relationships between the United States and Canada: Therefore be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Approved, June 20, 1938.