(1820-1857)
Born in Philadelphia, Kane was a prominent explorer of the Arctic in the 1850s. His writings after his expeditions influenced scientific and popular opinion on the polar regions. He was first to chart a course that became the route that Robert Peary used to claim the North Pole in 1909. When he died, he was so revered that his body was sent on a two-week cortege across the country before being interred in its final resting place here.| HM Number | HM2IAP |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2016 |
| Placed By | Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, June 30th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 483751 N 4428253 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.00431667, -75.19036667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 0.259', W 75° 11.422' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 0' 15.54" N, 75° 11' 25.32" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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