MAS Context

Join us on Saturday, August 15 at 5 pm for the opening of “Off Center,” an ongoing typological and geospatial research project on the multiple centers of the United States conducted by Alaina Read Griffin (@podium_language) and Cody Tyler Schueller (@dolce_dongle).
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The Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States, located 3 miles outside of Lebanon, Kansas, was established in 1918 by the United States Geological Survey as, “the point where a plane map of the 48 states would balance if it were of uniform thickness.” Its commemorative park, established in 1941, has since changed stewardship and transformed into an American roadside attraction with four primary structures as noted by Google Maps: the Historical Landmark, Picnic Pavilion, Outdoor Barbecue Grill, and the U.S. Center Chapel.
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Images: (1) Mapping projective centers. Drawing courtesy of the authors. (2) Site plan of the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States. Drawing courtesy of the authors.
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