Source: Seacoast Online

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/08282005/news/60017.htm

On August 28, 2005 the Seacoast Online reported, "As the Russian and Japanese delegates sailed up the Piscataqua River in 1905, a large, white flag flew over Eliot, Maine, urging the men to put an end to their bloody war. One hundred years later, a smaller version of that flag, emblazoned with the word 'peace,' flies above the Green Acre Baha’i School in Eliot. The flag is there not just as a reminder of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, but to urge people to work toward peace for future generations... Throughout this week, the school will host a number of events and forums, discussing cultural issues, the arts and the general effort toward creating world peace... The Green Acre School was founded in 1894 as a place for the study of world religions. On the day the center opened, one of the founders, Sarah Farmer, flew the first peace flag above Green Acre. Peace was selected by Farmer as the theme of the religious retreat center because she believed it represented the teachings of every religion."