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The Borden Milk Plant

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Starkville, Mississippi.
The Borden Company opened this milk condensing plant in April 1926. The plant helped bring over 1,200 dairy farm and milk distributing operations to Oktibbeha County. The plant closed in 2005, and the property was sold in . . .

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Nash Street Historic District

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Starkville, Mississippi.
This neighborhood was Starkville's first subdivision. Most of these houses were built between 1932 and 1939 during the Great Depression. Houses in the block-long historic district are of Tudor Revival, Craftsman, and . . .

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MQM-105 Aquila

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The Army's first major Unmanned Aerial vehicle (UAV) acquisition was the Aquila program. This program was started in 1979 and was originally estimated to cost $123 million for a 43-month development effort, followed by . . .

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XM-800 Armored Reconnaisance Scout Vehicle

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
In reaction to the poor showing by the M114 Armored Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle, it was decided to design a new vehicle. Beginning in 1966, a requirement began to evolve for a 3-man vehicle weighing about 7 tons and . . .

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F-100 Supersabre

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The F-100 was the first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1) in level flight. The aircraft made its initial flight on May 25, 1953, and the first production aircraft was completed in . . .

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IM-99 BOMARC Launch Platform

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
This launch platform was used to launch the BOMARC Missile. The BOMARC ("BO" Boeing and "MARC" from Michigan Aeronautic Research Center), originally designated as the XF-99, was later redesignated IM-99 then CIM-10A, was a . . .

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F-89 Scorpion

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The F-89 was a twin-engine, all weather fighter-interceptor designed to locate, intercept, and destroy enemy aircraft by day or night under all types of weather. The F-89 made its maiden flight on Aug 16, 1948, with the . . .

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F-84 Thunderstreak

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The swept-wing F-84F evolved from the straight-winged F-84 Thunderjet. The first prototype flew on June 3, 1950 and deliveries began in 1954, primarily to the Tactical Air Command as a ground support fighter-bomber. Republic . . .

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CGM-13 Mace Missile

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The Mace missile was a development of the TM-61 Matador missile, and was initially called TM-61B or "Matador B”. After several modifications, in 1964, was designated the CGM-13B Mace missile. The main reasons for the new . . .

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T-33 T-Bird

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The two-place T-33 jet was designed for training pilots already qualified to fly propeller-driven aircraft. It was developed from the single-seat F-80 fighter by lengthening the fuselage slightly more than three feet to . . .

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AGM-109 MRASM Missile

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The MRASM (Medium-Range Air-to-Surface Missile) was based on the AGM-109 "Tomahawk". In the late 1970s both the US Navy and the US Air Force had plans for a tactical air-launched medium-range cruise missile. By 1978 it had . . .

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UH-1 Iroquois

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The most widely used military, the Bell UH-1 series Iroquois, better known as the "Huey", began arriving In Vietnam in 1963. Before the end of the conflict, more than 5,000 of these versatile aircraft were introduced into . . .

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RF4-Phantom II

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
In the early 1960s, the USAF recognized the need for more tactical reconnaissance aircraft to reinforce the RF-101s then in service. The Air Force chose a modification of the F-4C fighter. The RF-4C development program began . . .

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F-111 Aardvark

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
Ordered in 1960, the F-111 originally a joint program to develop a deep-strike fighter-bomber for the AF and a long range interceptor for the Navy. The F-111 introduced many innovations, it was the first aircraft to have . . .

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F-15 Eagle

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Eglin AFB, Florida.
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. The first F-15A flight was made on 27 July, 1972 and the first aircraft was delivered . . .

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Very Large Array

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Socorro, New Mexico.
Commemorating 20 Years of Frontier Science At the VLA Pete V. Domenici United States Senator Dr. Rita R. Colwell Director National Science Foundation Dr. Paul C. Martin Chairman of the Board Associated Universities, Inc. . . .

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Francis Drake

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near Inverness, California.
On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country calling it Nova Albion.

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Bethesda Cemetery

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Senatobia, Mississippi.
Established in 1848 when Bethesda Presbyterian Church was built here under the leadership of Rev. Andrew Harper Caldwell. Given to the town of Senatobia in 1924 by Senatobia Presbyterian Church. Many local citizens, . . .

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Como

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Como, Mississippi.
Named for Lake Como, Italy. First settled in 1832 by George Tait. Moved in 1857 to Tait property near railroad. Called Como Depot until 1906. Birthplace of Stark Young, famous author.

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Sardis

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Sardis, Mississippi.
The home of John W. Kyle, state Supreme Court Justice, and Andrew Johnson, noted architect; Sardis began ca. 1844 as a tiny log school and preaching house. Incorp. in 1866, it became the seat of Panola County in 1871.

(Education • Settlements & Settlers • Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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