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Beatosu and Goblu are two non-existent towns in
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History

Peter Fletcher, a Michigan alumnus and chairman of the State Highway Commission with a "sly sense of humor", ordered the inclusion of the fake towns of "Goblu" (near the real town of
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, off State Route 2) and "Beatosu" (near
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, just south of
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at exit 25). On the printed map, the fictitious town names appear in all lowercase letters ("goblu" and "beatosu"), while every other town name is capitalized. As well, while all real locations are clearly marked, there is no specific dot, boundary line or other marker to identify the precise location of the two fictitious towns. In a 2008 interview, Fletcher explained that a fellow Michigan alumnus had been teasing him about the
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colors: green and white, the colors of
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. Fletcher noted that the bridge colors were in compliance with federal highway regulations, so he had no choice in that matter; he did, however, have more control over the state highway map. Fletcher said that he thus ordered a cartographer to insert the two fictitious towns. In their 2012 obituary of Fletcher, ''
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'' noted that the maps containing the fictional cities had a limited print run and have become collectors items. The map's publication has also been noted as a good luck charm for the University of Michigan Wolverines that year; the team beat their arch rivals 14–3 in the 1978 edition of The Game, which was once called the greatest North American sports rivalry by a writer for
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In popular culture

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'' comic book character Road Pig is recorded as having been born in Goblu, Michigan. The movie ''
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'' refers to the concept of paper towns. In their description, it refers to fake towns on a map created by cartographers to deter copyright infringement. A map extent of Beatosu is shown as an example.


See also

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Phantom settlement Phantom settlements, or paper towns, are settlements that appear on maps but do not actually exist. They are either accidents or copyright traps. Notable examples include Argleton, Lancashire, UK and Beatosu and Goblu, US. Agloe, New York, was ...
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Fictitious entry Fictitious or fake entries are deliberately incorrect entries in reference works such as dictionaries, encyclopedias (including Wikipedia), maps, and directories. There are more specific terms for particular kinds of fictitious entry, such as Moun ...
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Trap street In cartography, a trap street is a fictitious entry in the form of a misrepresented street on a map, often outside the area the map nominally covers, for the purpose of "trapping" potential plagiarists of the map who, if caught, would be unable t ...
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Argleton Argleton was a phantom settlement that appeared on Google Maps and Google Earth but was later removed by Google. The supposed location of Argleton was between the A59 road and Town Green railway station within the civil parish of Aughton in We ...


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Key Dates in Map History
from MDOT {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatosu And Goblu, Ohio Fictional populated places in Ohio Fictitious entries Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry Fictional elements introduced in 1978