Iron County Record | 1940-04-18 | Page 2 | U. S. Geographic Center

U. U S. S Geographic Center The geographic center of the United Unit ed States is near Lebanon Kan To locate It on your map you look for latitude 39 30 degrees and 50 minutes longitude 98 88 degrees and 35 33 min rain utes About 12 miles north of Lucas in Osborne county Kansas the base bas point of ot all aU North American continent conti nent maps Is ie marked by a concrete block which stands about six elx Inches above the ground Every house and lot on the continent is tied up with that little concrete block located It U I the plains of the state of Kansas Kansa