2006-08-25 Sign Post Forest, Watson Lake, BC, Canada 07

We stopped at Watson Lake and it's famous "Sign Post Forest". In 1942, a US soldier working on the Alaskan Highway was recovering from an injury in Watson Lake. He was given the duty to repair a sign post listing the distances to a few local places, including New York, Chicago and Tokyo. After he repaired the signs, he added a sign to his own hometown, Danville, IL. This started a trend and as of 2004, they have over 54,000 signs put up by individuals from all over the world.

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  • Title: 2006-08-25 Sign Post Forest, Watson Lake, BC, Canada 07
  • Description: We stopped at Watson Lake and it's famous "Sign Post Forest". In 1942, a US soldier working on the Alaskan Highway was recovering from an injury in Watson Lake. He was given the duty to repair a sign post listing the distances to a few local places, including New York, Chicago and Tokyo. After he repaired the signs, he added a sign to his own hometown, Danville, IL. This started a trend and as of 2004, they have over 54,000 signs put up by individuals from all over the world.
  • File name: 2006-08-25 Sign Post Forest_ Watson Lake_ BC_ Canada 07.JPG
  • Captured: 2006-Aug-25 19:35:57
  • Owner: Teresa Koransky
  • Dimensions: 640 x 480 px
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