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"The North Pole"
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 1. The "North Pole" Marker | | |
Inscription. 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.
Erected 1976 by North Pole, Alaska Jaycees.
Location. 64° 45.07′ N, 147° 20.671′ W. Marker is in North Pole, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Marker is on East 5th Avenue 0.1 miles east of Davis Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. The "North Pole" and marker are located in front of the Fairbanks North Star Borough 5th Avenue Park. Marker is in this post office area: North Pole AK 99705, United States of America.
More about this marker. You can see these handwritten details welded onto the surface of the pole: "North Pole by Stan, Estelle, N.C. Machine Shop". There is also other, less legible writing on the pole, and the name "Bob".
Also see . . .
1. The City of North Pole, Alaska. (Submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. North Pole Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce offers a postmark from North Pole which can be copied and pasted to use on Holiday cards and crafts. (Submitted on August 30, 2012.)
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 2. The "North Pole" close-up | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 3. The "North Pole" | | You can see Fairbanks North Star Borough 5th Avenue Park in the background. | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 4. The "North Pole" | | United States & Alaska flags waving in the breeze. | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Welcome to "North Pole" | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 6. The "North Pole" | | |
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By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 7. 40 Degrees Below Zero | | Inexplicably, the console outside temperature readout dropped to 40 below as we approached the North Pole. Really. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on August 29, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 146 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 7. submitted on August 30, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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