In the Middle of Nowhere, a Nation’s Center (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

by DAN BARRY
June 2, 2008

In 1959, when the center of the nation was declared to be in Butte County, S.D., along a major highway 21 miles from the city of Belle Fourche, local officials envisioned a tourist haven. But when the highway was relocated some years later, plans dried up. A handwritten sign marks the spot today.

With accompanying slide show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/02/us/02land.html