Fryeburg in Oxford County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Robert E. Peary Stones

Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024

1. Robert E. Peary Stones Marker

Inscription.
Fifty and four hundred feet north lie stones erected in 1883 by
Admiral
Robert E. Peary
Discoverer of the
North Pole
A former Fryeburg resident, these two meridian stones indicate the true north and thus enable surveyors to obtain the magnetic variation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 44° 1.136′ N, 70° 58.691′ W. Marker is in Fryeburg, Maine, in Oxford County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 302) south of Bradley Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 686 Main Street, Fryeburg ME 04037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Stevens (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Fryeburg Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bradley Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lovewell's Fight (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hemlock Bridge (approx. 5.6 miles away); Brownfield: The Forest Fires of 1947 (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fryeburg.

Also see . . . Robert Peary (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 14, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024

2. Robert E. Peary Stones Marker

The First Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024

3. The First Stone

( located close behind the marker )

The Second Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 27, 2024

4. The Second Stone

( possibly on private property )

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 5, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.