41st Regiment of Foot - War of 1812 / Private Patrick Russell
Ohio, Lucas County, Maumee[Front Side of Marker]: 41st Regiment of Foot - War of 1812 Near this site, in the War of 1812, stood the British encampment during the First Siege of Fort Meigs from May 1-9,...
View ArticleReplica of the Statue of Liberty
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States The Boy Scouts of America dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty...
View ArticlePratt Army Air Field and the B-29 "Superfortress"
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt [Panel 1] Pratt Army Air Field 1943 [Blueprint] [Panel 2] B-29 Units, Production Summary, Dimensions, and Performance Characteristics [Panel 3] B-29 Cutaway View and Unit...
View ArticleB-29 All Veterans Memorial
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt This B-29 All Veterans Memorial honors All Veterans, Prisoners-of-War, Missing in Action and Civilians, during peacetime and wartime. Their sacrifices shall not be...
View ArticlePratt Army Air Field
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt The first B-29 base & pioneer of the B-29 program 1942 - 1946 Pratt Municipal Airport 1946 - 1991 Pratt Airport Authority est. 1991 (Air & Space • Man-Made Features...
View Article45th Bombardment Squadron (VH) Honored Dead
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt U.S. Army Air Force Army Air Field, Pratt, Kansas 58th Bomber Wing, 40th Bomber Group, 45th Bomber Squadron Near this site on October 4, 1943 they gave their lives that we...
View ArticleThird Spotsylvania County Courthouse Site
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania CourthouseThis site was the location of the third Spotsylvania courthouse. In 1722 the first county court session was held at Germanna (now in Orange County)...
View Article29th Bomb Group
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt We memorialize those of our Group who paid the ultimate price to preserve freedom for America (Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II) Includes...
View Article58th Bomb Wing
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt B-29 Bomb Groups 40th - Pratt AAF 444th - Great Bend AAF 462nd - Walker AAF (Hays) 468th - Smoky Hill AAF (Salina) "Wait till the 58th gets here" India - 20th Bomber Command...
View ArticleLiberty Pole
New York, Nassau County, Glen CoveNear this spot a flagpolewas erected during theearly days of the Civil War. (War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleR.R. Station
New York, Nassau County, Glen CoveFirst train to New Yorkfrom Glen Cove Glen StreetMay 16, 1867. (Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleTraining Fatalities - Pratt Army Air Field
Kansas, Pratt County, PrattSgt. Allen, Warren G. South Gate, Calif. Lt. Barnett, Irwin L. Chicago, Il. PFC Baumgartner, Carl D. Berne, In. Major Boren, William T. Jackson, Miss. Sgt. Calhoun, Benjamin...
View ArticleWashington Tour 1790
New York, Nassau County, WantaghPresident George Washingtontraveled near this siteApril 21, 1790, whiletouring Long Island to thanksupporters of the war effort. (Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary)...
View ArticleThe Cherry Tree Monument
Pennsylvania, Indiana County, Cherry TreeHistorical importance began with the Indians as a way-station, known as Canoe Place, where water transportation ended and a woodland trail led westward to the...
View ArticleU.S.S. Maine Memorial
New York, Nassau County, Oyster BayIn MemoriamU.S.S. MaineDestroyed in Havana HarborFebruary 15th 1898This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine (War, Spanish-American) Includes...
View ArticleTaken from Tailwind December 22, 1945
Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt "To sum up the operation and the effectiveness of PAAF requires no flowery words or elaboration on actual facts. The records speak for themselves. "Pratt trained the first...
View ArticleCentral Long Island
New York, Suffolk County, Dix Hills The first settlers came from New England and in 1653 established Huntington. Settlements spread along the north shore and early in the 18th century to the...
View ArticleCentral Long Island
New York, Suffolk County, Dix Hills The first settlers came from New England and in 1653 established Huntington. Settlements spread along the north shore and early in the 18th century to the...
View ArticleNathaniel Niles
Vermont, Orange County, near FairleeRevolutionary War patriot and author of the popular ode "The American Hero," written in celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Niles was an original...
View Article453rd Bomb Group
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler In Memory Of The Dauntless And Courageous Airmen Of The 453rd Liberator B-24 Bomb Group Ramsay D Potts, Col Commanding (War, World II) Includes location,...
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