MADAWASKA (AP) – A granite monument has been delivered declaring Madawaska to be the northeastern corner of the United States.

The 8-foot-high monument was delivered Sunday as part of a continuing initiative by a group of residents to create a Four Corners Monument Park.

The effort is being led by Joe Lachance, who is part of a committee working to create an $80,000 park that will include the granite monument denoting Madawaska’s place in the U.S.

The monument has been placed temporarily on the front lawn of the post office on Main Street. It will be moved when the committee is able to take ownership of a parcel of land it is looking at on Main Street that is now owned by Fraser Papers.

Lachance and his wife circled the United States aboard their Harley-Davidson motorcycles six years ago, stopping at the four corners of the country in the Southern California Motorcycle Club Four Corners ride.

Since then, Lachance has wanted to make Madawaska the official northeastern corner of the trip.

The park would be the “only park in the world dedicated to motorcycling and the four-corner tour,” Lachance said.

The Four Corners Tour of the SCMA, now in its 24th year, includes stops at the nation’s four corners at San Ysidro, Calif.; Blaine, Wash.; Key West, Fla.; and Madawaska.

Riders are expected to complete the loop within 21 days and have to get a gasoline receipt and a photo with a predetermined landmark at each spot. The average rider puts in nearly 10,000 miles to complete the circuit.

The granite monument states that Madawaska was founded by the Acadians in 1869 and is the most northeastern town in the U.S.

The park would include a 14-foot-high water fountain, benches, a lawn and a walkway surfaced with pavers. The group is raising money through the sale of pavers at $100 each, raffles, grants and a motorcycle giveaway.

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On the Net:

Four Corners Park: www.fourcorners.madawaska.org.