Nathan - Does your picture show two flags flying on top? If so, you seem to describe the Peace Arch in Blaine, Washington at the Canadian border. Sam Hill built it in the early 1920s. This was interesting, searching and reading using Google: " Sam Hill - Another of his projects was the International Peace Arch at Blaine Washington. Construction started in July 1920... The arch is built to straddle the border so one foot is in Canadian soil and the other on American soil... There are two flag staffs on top... There are bronze gates; on the U.S. side the portal says, "children of a common mother," on the Canadian side it says, "brethren dwelling together in unity." It was dedicated in 1922. In 1932, Interstate 5 was rerouted to pass by the arch..." http://hometown.aol.com/Gibson0817/samhill.htm The only problem with this description is the fact that I-5 was not around then in 1932. And who do you think is the "mother"?The Blaine newspaper says that: "The inscription on the Peace Arch, "Children of a Common Mother", is thought to refer to Mother England." For verification there is a nice enlargeable photo at this location: http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Peace%20Arch Dave Witthans ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Haines Sr. To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:53 AM Subject: [GFO] Question Hi all, I got a picture that I have a question about. It is at some cemetery somewhere but nobody knows where. There is a real large structure in the cemetery that looks like a monument but is open in the middle so it is kind of like an arch. At the top reads "Children of a Common Mother". Anyone ever hear of a cemetery with something like this in it before? I suspect that this is in either CA or OR but not sure. Thanks, Nathan