faldage foments In the book Black Elk Speaks Black Elk, Lakota religious man, had occasion to refer to a certain place as the center of the Earth. He then noted that every place is the center of the Earth but that some places do a better job of it than others.

1. Black Elk was a medicine man of the Oglala (a.k.a. Lakota, or Dakota) Sioux tribe
2. I lived for a few years in Lakota, ND
3. Rugby, ND is promoted as the geographical center of N. America

all of which goes to support Black Elk's conclusion.