The Geographical Center of North America lies in the town of Rugby. It's marked by a rock obelisk, 15 feet tall, flanked by poles flying the US and Canadian flags. It is a monument easily missed, standing as it does in the parking lot of a cafe/gift shop. That's where it was moved when North Dakota widened Highway 2. Rugby isn't too particular about where, exactly, the center lies -- as long as it's somewhere in Rugby.

Amazingly, it wasn't until 1931 that this important Center was finally found. Rugby quickly realized its good fortune and changed its town seal to an outline of North America with a big dot on Rugby.

Others say that the center of North America is indeed in Pierce County, North Dakota -- but a couple of kilometers from Balta, not where the monument is in Rugby.

The two RV Gypsies have been told by local people that the lakes have risen 30 feet in the last 10 years. The photos below show the ponds have overtaken the light poles and trees. In some places the water was almost into the road.

Rugby - the Geographical Center
of North America (this page)

The Painted Canyon

The International Peace Garden
a combination of 2012 and 2015
3 pages

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