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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZM_wings-over-the-water-historical_Claflin-KS.html
"The stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed time; and the turtle dove, and the crane, and the swallow, observed the time of their coming" —Jeremiah (8:7)
For thousands of years, we have marveled at bird migration. How could we not? Sc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZL_wetlands-wildlife-national-scenic-byway-historical_Claflin-KS.html
When you think of Kansas, what pops into your mind? Prairie? Wheat? Dorothy? The Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway will forever reshape your image of this part of the "Sunflower State." This 77-mile Byway connects two of the world's most s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZK_settling-the-great-american-desert-historical_Claflin-KS.html
Near midnight, on October 12, 1806, Lieutenant Zebulon Pike and his exploring party, headed to the Rockies, reached the Arkansas River just south of here. The explorers camped by the river for two weeks to rest their animals and lay in a supply of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SZ7_prey-and-play-historical_Claflin-KS.html
For thousands of years, Native Americans relied on this region's wildlife for sustenance. Early settlers, too, depended on bison, deer, and birds drawn to the region's reliable water and forage.
As settlements expanded, unregulated hunting took i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B86_the-b-29-memorial_Great-Bend-KS.html
[Panel] 1 The B-29 Memorial
Honoring the Past...Educating the FutureThe B-29 Memorial was built to honor the sacrifices made by people in the past to ensure freedom for future generations. Until the 1990s, the Great Bend Army Air Field was typi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19IT_40th-bomb-group_Great-Bend-KS.html
Activated April 1, 1941Deactivated October 22, 1946
Served with Distinction From Bases In—————————Puerto Rico · Panama · Guatamala · Ecuador · Pratt, Kansas &midd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19IS_kansas-aviators-in-the-b-29-program_Great-Bend-KS.html
*Lt R. NelsonMinneapolis, KansasB-29 Navigator73rd Bomb WingShot Down - March 1945Beheaded - September 1945—————————*S/Sgt L. [Lynn] BarnettColby, KansasFlight Engineer19th Bomb GroupKilled in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19IQ_talie-ho_Great-Bend-KS.html
Paul J Burnor · Kenneth W FisherJohn R Brown · Harold L HaddenJohn M Williams · Raymond E NelsonFrank O'Neil · Ellis W ConradFrank W Steed · Burrel S LewisJames R McFayden
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19IP_original-b-29-pilots-at-great-bend-army-air-field_Great-Bend-KS.html
Of the 12 original pilots chosenfor the B-29 programthe following were stationedat Great Bend Army Air Field——————————Marshall (Moe) Brown · Jack DoranArchie Lewis · George …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM195D_73rd-bomb-wing_Great-Bend-KS.html
Wing CommanderGeneral Emmett "Rosie" O'Donnell
497th Bomb Group - A869th Bomb Squadron870th Bomb Squadron871st Bomb Squadron
498th Bomb Group - T873th Bomb Squadron874th Bomb Squadron875th Bomb Squadron
499th Bomb Group - V877th Bomb Squa…