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Full disclosure: The Tri-States Monument does not, as is sometimes claimed, actually mark the location where the boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet. The confusion is understandable; the bronze United States Coast and Geodetic survey disc and scored granite marker give the appearance of authority and precision. However, as the nearby Witness […]
Near the north end of Hlavná, the main street in Prešov, Slovakia, there is a monument to the 49th parallel north. The monument is inscribed in English (presumably the missing inscription on the other side was in Slovak): “The 49N parallel of latitude runs through the town of Prešov. It is known that this parallel—a unique animal kind—is […]
The Wolford Chapel holds a significant place in the history and culture of Canada, as the burial place of John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (modern-day Ontario). Though the church stands in the very English countryside of Devon, it is owned by Ontario, and, as such, proudly flies the flag of […]
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