Beatosu and Goblu are two non-existent Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 towns that were inserted into the 1978–1979 official state of Michigan

Michigan

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 map. The names refer to the slogan of University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 fans ("Go Blue!") and a reference to their archrivals from the Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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 (OSU).
Peter Fletcher, a U of M alumnus and chairman of the State Highway Commission

Michigan Department of Transportation

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, inserted the fake towns of "Goblu" (near the real town of Bono, Ohio

Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Jerusalem Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.-Geography:...

 off Ohio State Route 2) and "Beatosu" (near Archbold, Ohio

Archbold, Ohio

Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,290 at the 2000 census.Archbold is home to Northwest State Community College...

, just south of Interstate 80

Interstate 80

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/90

Interstate 90

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/Ohio Turnpike

Ohio Turnpike

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 at Exit 25). In a 2008 interview, Fletcher explained that a fellow Michigan alumnus had been teasing him about the Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac Bridge

The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the non-contiguous Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the bridge is the third longest in total suspension in the world and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages...

 colors: green and white, the colors of Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

. 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. Mr. Fletcher said that he thus ordered a cartographer to insert the two fictitious towns.

Road Pig

Road Pig

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, a member of the Dreadnoks

Dreadnoks

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, from the fictional G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe

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series, is recorded as having been born in Goblu, Michigan.