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Oldest 45th Parallel Marker in the U.S.

Perry, ME

An old granite marker beside the road commemorates the halfway point between the Equator and North Pole. Modern surveying places the exact 45th parallel a short distance away, making the historic marker both a geographic landmark and a surveying curiosity.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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