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356th Tactical Fighter Squadron

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
November 1956 saw the reactivation of the 356th as the "Green Demons" at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, flying the F-100D Super Sabre. The 356th participated in numerous deployments to Europe during the late 1950s and early . . .

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356th Tactical Fighter Squadron Operations

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron Operations (Green Demons), building 347, was located in the area now occupied by the Myrtle Beach Police Department office and Training Facility. The 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron was . . .

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353rd Tactical Fighter Squadron

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The 353rd Tactical Fighter squadron was formed on November 15, 1942. During World War II the fighter squadron was known as the "Fighting Cobras,“ and served with distinction in England, France and Germany, flying the P-39, . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Colonel Edsel J. "Coupe" DeVille

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Colonel Deville, was born and raised in Eunice, Louisiana, in the heart of Cajun country. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Louisiana State University and his masters in business management from . . .

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Joe W. Blizzard

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Joe W. Blizzard was born October 19, 1915 in Dillon, South Carolina. He was South Carolina's youngest amateur golf champion at just 16. He attended Clemson College and Furman College in South Carolina. During World War II, . . .

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Archaeological and Historical Data

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Settlers from the Waccamaw Neck attempted to extend thei plantations to what was called Long Bay. Many families received land in 1735 just south of the Withers Swash when the colonial government began issuing grants. . . .

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Wall of Service

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Wall of Service Dedicated To The Men And Women Military and Civilian Who Served Honorably At the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base From 1941 - 1993

(Military) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Historical Origin

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The very beginning of a military base in Myrtle Beach can be traced to a meeting of the Myrtle Beach Town Council on October 16, 1939. At that meeting, the Council agreed to purchase 135 acres for a municipal airport, and at . . .

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26th Ohio Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Front Side of the Monument: 26th Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division. 21st Army Corps. Text on the Back Side of the Monument: This Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Young commanding, occupied a . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Fargo Walk of Fame

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Fargo, North Dakota.
Founded in 1989 by Fargo printer, Mike Stevens, the walk of fame was originally located on the city sidewalks of Mike's print shop, Express Press, in downtown Fargo. It was moved to the current site during the summer of . . .

(Entertainment) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Porbeck & Bowman Building

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Little Rock, Arkansas.
Max Hilb and William Probst built this structure, designed by Joseph Willis, in 1882 for Probst & Hilb Liquor Company. The upper floor contained a two-story space that housed Concordia Hall, a Jewish social club. F. M. . . .

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"The Woodchipper" in FARGO

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Fargo, North Dakota.
Welcome to Fargo-Moorhead's most notorious photo op! This is a "stunt double" for the equipment used in a key concluding scene of the movie FARGO. Feel free to pose for a picture and share your experience online. Step inside . . .

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Pheasant History

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near Redfield, South Dakota.
Readfield's claim as the Pheasant Capital of the World dates back to 1908. The first successful stocking of pheasants in South Dakota took place in June, 1908 when H.P. Packard, H.J. Schalke and H.A. Hagman secured three . . .

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Council Rock

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near Redfield, South Dakota.
The Sioux tribes established, near here, Council Rock as a central meeting place for all the bands. Using a black oviate rock measuring 6” x 11” surrounded by a circle of stones 15 feet in diameter, representatives of each . . .

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Abbie Gardner

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near Redfield, South Dakota.
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Redfield Carnegie Library

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Redfield, South Dakota.
This Property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

(Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Kogetsu-Do

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Fresno, California.
Kogetsu-Do A Fresno landmark. Confectioner Kogetsu - Do has survived in the same location it has occupied for 99 Years. Sugimatsu Ikeda and his wife Sakino started the business in 1915 and were able to purchase this building . . .

(Industry & Commerce • Asian Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Christmas Tree Lane

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Fresno, California.
In June of 1919, William "Billy" Winning, age 14 died in a tragic accident at his family home on Van Ness Boulevard. In December of 1920, Billy's mother, Mae, decorated the deodur cedar in front of the home as a memorial to . . .

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13th Michigan Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Text on the Front Side of the Monument: Michigan To Her Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry Commanded By Colonel Joshua B. Culver, Major Willard G. Eaton. Buell's Brigade. Wood's Division. Crittenden's Corps Text on the Back . . .

(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

20-Mule Team Trail

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California City, California.
From 1883 to 1889, wagons hauled borax along this road 165 miles from Death Valley to Mohave. The route was laid out by J.W.S. Perry. He and a muleskinner named Ed Stiles designed the wagons to carry the heavy loads to the . . .

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