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For 86 years, a quirky roadside sign in Kinsley, Kansas, has pointed travelers east to New York and west to San Francisco—both 1,561 miles away—earning the town the playful title “Midway USA.” Though not the true geographic center (that’s closer to Lebanon), the sign’s origin traces back to a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover featuring a car headed to both World’s Fairs. Inspired, local Chamber of Commerce director George Taylor calculated the halfway point and erected the sign in February 1940, two miles outside town, sparking a roadside legend that still draws visitors today.

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