Rogers-Post Site
The Rogers–Post Site, located on the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska, is the location of a plane crash that killed humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post on August 15, 1935, during an aerial tour of Alaska.
- Memorial
- …lies at an elevation of 26 feet (8 metres)
- …is also known as “Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial”
- Description: archaeological site in Alaska, United States
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Latitude
71.15395° or 71° 9′ 14″ north
Longitude
-157.06299° or 157° 3′ 47″ west
Open location code
C3345W3P+HR
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“Rogers-Post Site” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ロジャース・ポスト・サイト”
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