U.S. Field Hospitals at Gettysburg
Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg “No written nor expressed language could ever picture the field of Gettysburg! Blood! Blood! And tattered flesh! Shattered bones and mangled forms almost without...
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Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg “No written nor expressed language could ever picture the field of Gettysburg! Blood! Blood! And tattered flesh! Shattered bones and mangled forms almost without...
View ArticleThe Bell
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa Dr. Richard Forrest served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Toccoa, Georgia, from 1925-1950. When the original framed church building was torn down and a new...
View ArticleThe Pond
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgWhen Eisenhower would come (to the farm), and especially if he had a hard day or a hard week at the office, . . . we’d walk down by the flag pole all the way down...
View ArticleLeTourneau Hall
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa A building known as "the board shack" originally stood on the present site of LeTourneau Hall. It was a simple wooden structure that was built a short time after the...
View ArticleEarl Hall
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa In 1940, there was a tremendous need for additional classroom space. In the Toccoa Falls News, Dr. Forrest reported that the Institute had 22 faculty members, 400...
View ArticleA Herd of Modest Size
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgIf I can, from time to time, add an animal . . . I can in this manner accumulate . . . a future herd of modest size. President EisenhowerThe farm grew as...
View ArticleG.I. Hill & The Steel Buildings
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa During World War II, more than 500 former TFI students enlisted or were drafted into the military. After the war, many of these young men returned to the school to...
View ArticleI shall leave the place better than I found it.
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgThe fields in front of you demonstrate Eisenhower’s skill in farming. Using a system of crop rotation and contour plowing, Eisenhower slowly improved the...
View ArticleAnkonian has been invaluable. – President Eisenhower
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgHere in the bull pens and breeding shed, Eisenhower’s plans for the next generation of cattle unfolded. Much of the herd’s success rested on Ankonian 3551. From...
View ArticleSecond best, he didn’t want. – Robert Hartley, herdsman
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgCattle housed in the show barn (in front of you) lived in bovine luxury. Designed in 1957 for Eisenhower’s Angus show herd, the barn included a heated office and...
View ArticleBarnyard Diplomacy
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgDad preferred to take visitors over to the show barn to show his ribbons. Dad would climb into the corral with his bull and poke him in the rump with his shotgun...
View Article385 Bombardment Group (H)
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler Activated Feb 1943 297 Missions 2 Unit Citations Regensburg & Zwickau Aircraft Lost: 129 Lives Lost: 409 Deactivated Aug 1945 Combat Units HQ...
View ArticleThe Roman Cardo
Israel, Central District, Rosh Ha'ayinA remnant of the main street of the Roman city of Antipatris. "Cardo" is the name for the main north-south street of a Roman-era city. Shops lined the Cardo, and...
View ArticleBiglerville
Pennsylvania, Adams County, BiglervilleBendersville – 4BiglervilleNamed forGov. William BiglerFounded1817 (Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleThe Coster Avenue Mural
Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg The Coster Avenue Mural depicts the fight between the Union brigade of Col. Charles R. Coster and the Confederate brigades of Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays and...
View ArticleGuest House Railings
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgRailings removed fromMrs. Eisenhower’s girlhood home750 Lafayette St., Denver, Colo. (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates,...
View ArticleOriginal Augusta Common - 1736
Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta Common - " ... a large void space which will be useful for a thousand purposes, and among the rest, as being airy and affording a fine prospect of the town in drawing...
View ArticleYear of Training
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Deva vu, once again, 1993, AU was aligned with ATC but this time to form Air Education and Training Command. Enlisted professional military education...
View ArticleThe Next Fifty Years
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base The tradition of excellence established by Air University pioneers will continue throughout the next fifty years… AU’s ability to educate people and...
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