Boom Towns

Historical marker location:

Riverton, Kansas

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 400 and State Highway 66, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 400.)

Marker installed: 2014

Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway.

The geographic center of the contiguous United States is located in a field near Belle Fourche, South Dakota, but a marker for it is located in a small town called Belle Plaine, Kansas.