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.

Marker is on Admiral Peary Highway (Pennsylvania Route 2014) 0.2 miles west of St. Joseph Street (Pennsylvania Route 1004), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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