Center of the Universe - Wallace, Idaho
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 47° 28.306 W 115° 55.435
11T E 581086 N 5258153
Quick Description: Man-hole cover declaring Wallace, Idaho as the proclaimed Center of the Universe is located in center of the intersection of Bank Street and Sixth Street.
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 7/21/2008 11:16:33 AM
Waymark Code: WM48EA
Views: 81
Long Description:Wallace was declared to be the Center of the Universe September 25,
2004 with the following proclamation:
The Mayor's Proclamation
I, Ron Garitone, Mayor of Wallace, Idaho, and all of its
subjects, and being of sound body and mind, do hereby solemnly
declare and proclaim Wallace to be the Center of the
Universe.
Thanks to the newly discovered science of "Probalism" -
specifically probalistic modeling, pioneered by the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Welfare, and
peer-reviewed by La Cosa Nostra and the Flat Earth Society - we
were further able to pinpoint the exact center within the Center of
the Universe; to wit: a sewer access cover slightly off-center from
the intersection of Bank and Sixth Streets.
Upon discovering this desecration of the Center of the
Universe, we proceeded forthwith to remove said manhole cover and
replace it with this fine Monument, directing all who come upon it
to the Four Corners of the Universe, these being the Bunker Hill,
the Sunshine, the Lucky Friday and the Galena Mines. Let the
courses of all who foray upon these vectors into the known and
unknown be forever illuminated by the brilliant, shimmering
gleamings of silver, lead and zinc to their destinations, wherever
they may be.
The science of Probalism has its roots in the 2002 EPA Coeur
d'Alene Basin Record of decision, and as a syllogism expresses
itself thusly: if a thing cannot be disproven, it is thereby
proven. Thus if the communities of the Silver Valley cannot
absolutely prove themselves to the EPA's satisfaction to be good
and healthy places to live, then this is proof that they require
the EPA's continued meddling in their affairs.
Similarly, after a search of the literature, our
government-contracted scientists in Moscow, Boise and Seattle have,
after years of diligence, been unable to unearth one scintilla of
proof that Wallace is NOT the Center of the Universe. In the
absence of such proof, we are compelled to conclude that Wallace
must therefore BE the Center of the Universe.
And it is hereby so ordered and declared, this year 2004,
this date, September 25th, this hour, 9:00 PM WUT (Wallace
Universal Time).
