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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NG8_papago-parks-military-history_Phoenix-AZ.html
The military use of Papago Park began in 1909 when the northwest corner of the Park was withdrawn from the public domain for military purposes. This area was used by the 158th Infantry Regiment of the First Arizona Volunteer Infantry (National Gua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NG5_papago-park-prisoner-of-war-camp_Phoenix-AZ.html
From January, 1944, to March 1946, some 2500 POWs (mostly German Naval personnel) were confined in an isolated complex of barracks and barbed-wire compounds situated north of here along both sides of 64th Street. Twenty-five POWs fled December 23r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JCQ_anthem-veterans-memorial_Phoenix-AZ.html
Every year on Veterans Day, the five pillars of the Memorial will align perfectly to cast one, long shadow across the circle of pavers at precisely 11:11 a.m. At the exact same time, the sunlight projecting through the elliptical openings in the p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVR_jacob-waltz_Phoenix-AZ.html
Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg Germany circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in 1839 and became a naturalized citizen in 1864. Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the superstition mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXY_maricopa-county-courthouse_Phoenix-AZ.html
The Maricopa County Courthouse was originally built in 1928-1929 by both Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix. The County Courthouse portion of the building was designed by a Louisiana architect. Edward F. Neild. The City chose the Phoenix firm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXX_chambers-transfer-storage-company-building_Phoenix-AZ.html
The Chambers Transfer & Storage Company is significant in the history of commerce in Phoenix. As the railroads developed, support warehouses were constructed on each side of the railroad tracks. Phoenix is the only location in Arizona where the So…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DXW_santa-fe-freight-depot_Phoenix-AZ.html
The Santa Fe Freight Depot was constructed in 1929 by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.The depot is a unique example of a reinforced concrete structure. Like other buildings on Jackson Street, the freight depot reflects the commer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIR_arizona-confederate-veterans_Phoenix-AZ.html
Arizona ConfederateVeterans1861 1865
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIP_arizona-world-war-ii-memorial_Phoenix-AZ.html
World War II began for the United States with a surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and ended in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The two most striking reminders of these events are the sinking of the USS Arizona an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIO_orpheum-theatre_Phoenix-AZ.html
Has been placed on the Phoenix Property Register and the National Register of Historic Places.