Matthew Alexander Henson

Matthew Alexander Henson (HM7LD)

Location: Arlington, VA 22204 Arlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.236', W 77° 4.106'

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Co-discoverer of the North Pole

Obverse:
Reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909, with Robert E. Peary and four Polar Eskimos.

[Caption with image of group at Pole:]
Ooqueah, Ootah, Henson, Egingwah, Seegloo.

Matthew Alexander Henson Re-interment Committee: Dr. S. Allen Counter, Chairman and Organizer; John H. Johnson, Honorary Chairman.

April 6, 1988.

Reverse:

Matthew Alexander Henson

Co-discoverer of the North Pole

August 8, 1866 - March 5, 1955

"The lure of the Arctic is tugging at my heart. To me the trail is calling! The old trail - the trail that is always new."

And his beloved wife, Lucy Ross Henson
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HM NumberHM7LD
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Year Placed1988
Placed ByThe Matthew Alexander Henson Re-interment Committee
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 2:30am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320556 N 4304450
Decimal Degrees38.87060000, -77.06843333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.236', W 77° 4.106'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 14.16" N, 77° 4' 6.36" W
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Area Code(s)703
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1614 Jessup Dr, Arlington VA 22204, US
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