File:Rotary Welcome Arch 11.JPG
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English: Rotary Welcome Arch, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
THE ROTARY ARCH THE TWO SANDSTONE COLUMNS ON EACH SIDE OF THIS ROAD, (WHICH LED FROM THE SITE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FERRY DOCK, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS), WERE THE PILLARS TO SUPPORT A ROTARY ARCH BUILT IN 1938 TO WELCOME VISITORS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS COMING HOME. THE ARCH WAS DISMANTLED IN 1964 WHEN THE FERRY SERVICE ACROSS THE ST. MARY'S RIVER CAME TO AN END. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS REGULATIONS COULD NOT PERMIT THE RE-ASSEMBLY OF THE GATEWAY AT ANY OTHER ENTRACE [sic] TO THE CITY. IN RECENT YEARS THE SAULT STE. MARIE HISTORIC SITES BOARD SUGGESTED THAT THESE COLUMNS WERE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND THE RELEVANT PLAQUES SHOULD BE REINSTALLED. THUS, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDING OF ROTARY IN THIS CITY ON 18 JUNE 1918, AND THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMUNITY NIGHT CELEBRATIONS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, THIS PLAQUE IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 1996-97 PRESIDENT - CARMELA NOVELLO VICE PRESIDENT - BRYAN HOGAN CHARLES CLIFFE, DAVID K. MARSHALL, STEVE HUSSEY, WILLIAM L. BARBER, GARY McCARDLE, GEORGE BRECKENRIDGE, JODY CURRAN, ARCHIE LAIDLAW, RODGER ROSSET, MARYON YOUNG, ATTILIO BERDUSCO, MARIE BRUNO, DOUG EDWARDS, AL JACKSON, MICHAEL RITZA. |
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This photo is of a cultural heritage site in Canada, number 7768
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| Author | Fungus Guy |
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