Point Barrow, Alaska - Northernmost Totem Pole in the World
- Address:
- Point Barrow, AK
- Directions:
- 4 miles northeast of Barrow, AK along the beach road. Turn right at the building complex which includes a plethora or radar domes and satellite receivers.
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Also . . .Eskimo's don't make totem poles -- it was painted by the Navy guys who put it up. [Jackie, 07/13/2009]
Point Barrow, Alaska - Northernmost Totem Pole in the World A totem pole located at the Point Barrow, AK LRRS facility (US Air Force) declares it to be the location of the northernmost totem pole in the world. A fact perhaps proven by the GPS receiver situated atop the totem. Point Barrow is the northernmost inhabited place in the United states, perhaps making this the northernmost roadside attraction. We were pleased to note that in the adjacent sign, which gave distances to various places (a common practice in Barrow since nothing is close), the 2,815 mile distance to Wall Drug was deemed worthy of inclusion. [Wade H. Jeffrey, PhD, 09/01/2003][RA: July 2005 - Not sure what to make of this update from Jeff Nicholls: "I was on site at the LRRS at Point Barrow, I need to clarify that the object on top of the totem is not a GPS antenna, it's a head from a ship." Northernmost Bathroom Facility Suspended on a Pole?]
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- Wiley Post and Will Rogers Crash Memorial, Barrow, AK - 5 mi.
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