Until I got to the town of Watson Lake (population 1,500) in the Yukon Territory, just over the border with British Columbia, I was unaware of its "Sign Post Forest" with over 65,000 (!) signs. It was begun in 1942 by an Army soldier working on the construction of the Alaska Highway. Visitors are encouraged to add a sign -- most of them appeared to have been liberated from their original location -- to the Sign Post Forest.
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Showing posts with label Yukon. Show all posts
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sign Post Forest
Until I got to the town of Watson Lake (population 1,500) in the Yukon Territory, just over the border with British Columbia, I was unaware of its "Sign Post Forest" with over 65,000 (!) signs. It was begun in 1942 by an Army soldier working on the construction of the Alaska Highway. Visitors are encouraged to add a sign -- most of them appeared to have been liberated from their original location -- to the Sign Post Forest.
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