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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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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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The 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...

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The 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...

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LeTourneau 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...

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Earl 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...

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A 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...

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G.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...

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I 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...

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Ankonian 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...

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Second 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...

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Barnyard 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...

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385 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...

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The 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...

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Biglerville

Pennsylvania, Adams County, BiglervilleBendersville – 4BiglervilleNamed forGov. William BiglerFounded1817 (Political Subdivisions) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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The 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...

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Guest 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,...

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Original 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...

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Year 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...

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The 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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