page_title: Geographic center of the contiguous United States
section_title: Marker
hierarchical_section_title: Geographic center of the contiguous United States / Marker
caption_attribution_description: English: Taken by MadMaxMarchHare. A tourist enjoys his visit to the "Center of the U.S." marker near Lebanon, Kansas.
context_page_description: The geographic center of the contiguous United States is the center of 48 U.S. states. It has been regarded as such by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey since the 1912 additions of New Mexico and Arizona to the United States.
context_section_description: In order to protect the privacy of the private land owner where the point identified by the 1918 survey falls, a proxy marker was erected in 1940 some half a mile away.
  Its inscription reads:
  The GEOGRAPHIC CENTER of the UNITED STATES
  
  LAT. 39°50' LONG. −98°35'
  
  NE 1/4 – SE 1/4 – S32 – T2S – R11W
  
  Located by L.T. Hagadorn of Paulette & Wilson – Engineers and L.A. Beardslee – County Engineer. From data furnished by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
  
  Sponsored by Lebanon Hub Club. Lebanon, Kansas. April 25, 1940
  An American flag usually flies atop a pole placed on the monument. A covered picnic area and small eight-pew chapel are nearby.
caption: The marker located near Lebanon, Kansas
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