Robert E. Peary
Inscription
This monument was placed in honor of the Arctic explorer, discoverer of the North Pole April 6, 1909. Peary was born in Cresson, May 6, 1856, the family moving to Maine in 1859.
Location
AddressAdm. Peary Hwy. (SR 2014 / old US 22) just W of Cresson (across from Mt. Aloysius College)
CountyCambria
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.460270, -78.599270
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