The North Pole - North Pole, Alaska
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BruceS
N 64° 45.050 W 147° 20.651
6W E 483618 N 7180730
Pole with interesting story placed as in celebration of the nation's bicentennial in North Pole, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WMB9JB
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2011
Views: 11
The "The North Pole" is located near the flag pole in the front of North Pole Park.
Text plaque:
"The North Pole"
This pole is one of two poles manufactured in 1951 as part of a campaign to properly mark the top of the earth. After a grand tour of the United States, its twin was pushed out of the tail hatch of an Alaska Airlines DC-4 over the geographic north pole on the arctic night of December 11th. After being rediscovered in 1972 (in an old junkyard), this pole has been prominently displayed in its current location since the dedication of the park on July 4th, 1976, by the North Pole Jaycees.
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