Birthplace of General Pick
Virginia, Campbell County, BrooknealLt. Gen. Lewis Andrew Pick was born here on November 18, 1890. Educated at Rustburg and at VPI, (where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets), General Pick served...
View ArticleThunderbird Park
Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery Dedicated by the people of Montgomery to the skilled pilots -- past, present and Future -- who risk and give their lives to demonstrate the capabilities of air...
View ArticlePatrick Henry’s Grave
Virginia, Campbell County, BrooknealFive Miles East is Red Hill, last home and grave of Patrick Henry, orator of the Revolution. He moved there in 1796 and died there, June 6, 1799. Henry is especially...
View ArticleNo Respect
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceSt. John's Episcopal Church survived the British attack on Havre de Grace May 3, 1813. The enemy spared the 1809 structure but damaged the interior. According to...
View ArticleNorthrop T-38A "Talon"
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base In the mid-1950s, the USAF required a trainer with higher performance than the T-33 to better prepare student pilots for the latest tactical aircraft...
View ArticlePatrick Henry’s Grave
Virginia, Campbell County, BrooknealFive miles east is Red Hill, the last home and gravesite of Patrick Henry, the great orator of the Revolution. Henry is especially famous for his “Liberty or Death”...
View ArticleMajor General James Harrison Wilson, USV
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base (Side A) Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV 1837-1925 Exceptional American soldier, born Illinois, West Point Class of 1860, MG at 27. Civil War...
View ArticleAir University / Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base (Side A) Air University The Air Corps Tactical School moved to Maxwell in 1931. Brilliant young officers like Chennault, Eaker, Fairchild, Hansell,...
View ArticleFormer POWs And Those MIA
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base In honor of former Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action for serving their country 2 October 1987 (Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean •...
View ArticleMontgomery Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base September 17, 1999 Non Solum Armis (Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 1 photo,...
View ArticleLt. Col John Harris Cruger
Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah Born to wealth and power, he was forced to hide in the swamps of Long Island until British forces landed. He led the 1st Battalion of Delancey's Loyalists and fought...
View ArticleToccoa Falls College World War II Memorial
Georgia, Stephens County, ToccoaIn Memory Of The Boys Who Died In Service 1941 - 1945 (War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleRalls Dormitory & Broom Factory
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa A building to be used as a print shop was constructed by the Kiwanis Club and the citizens of Toccoa on the site later occupied by Ralls Dormitory. The plan for a print...
View Article55th Fighter Group
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler To Honor Those Who Served With 55th Fighter Group Nuthampstead Wormingford 1943-1945 First Long Range Fighters in Europe First Fighter Group over Berlin Two...
View ArticleThe Egyptian Governor's Residence
Israel, Central District, near Rosh Ha'ayinThis is the most complete of the six Late Bronze Age (Canaanite), 1550-1200 B.C.E. palaces excavated at Afeq. The ground floor is preserved in its entirety,...
View ArticleNorth American B-25 Mitchell
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base The North American B-25 Mitchell, named after America's greatest military martyr (Gen Billy Mitchell), made its maiden flight on 19 August 1940 and...
View ArticleWilliam R. Lawley, Jr.
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Recipient of the Medal of Honor for Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action 20 February 1944 Mission on 20 February 1944 Target: Leipzig,...
View ArticleSikorsky MH-53M 'Pave Low IV' Helicopter
Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base The Sikorsky MH-53 is a variant of the USAF's HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' air rescue helicopter, which was developed in turn from the US Navy's...
View ArticleHome of Babe Adams
Missouri, Harrison County, Bethany World Series 1909 (Sports) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View Article904th Signal Co. Depot AVN
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler In Memory Of Those Who Served 904th Signal Co. Depot AVN Meritorious Service Unit Plaque 40th Signal Co. Service Group Little Staughton Abbots Ripton World War II...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....