Robert E. Peary
Posted by: 
Gosffo
N 40° 27.616 W 078° 35.960
17T E 703547 N 4481612
Did he find the pole or didn't he! His sign found it's pole that I know for sure!
Waymark Code: WM42FP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2008
Views: 27
Marker Text:
This monument was placed in honor of the Arctic explorer, discoverer of the North Pole April 6, 1909. Peary was born in Cresson, May 6, 1856, the family moving to Maine in 1859.
Marker Name: Robert E. Peary
County: Cambria
Date Dedicated: 08/19/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: SR 2014 (old U.S. 22) just W of Cresson
Category: Exploration, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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