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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIY_schaefferstown-water-company_Newmanstown-PA.html
One of North America's oldest documented public water systems. Alexander Schaeffer built a hotel on the square in 1744, and construction of the water system began here shortly after. On July 16, 1763, he and his wife Anna Engle deeded this land - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIW_saint-luke-lutheran-church_Schaefferstown-PA.html
This site marks the colonial meeting place of the region's earliest Christian congregation, dating to the 1730s. Under Pastor Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, the congregation joined the Lutheran Synod in 1771. As an army hospital during the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIU_jacob-albright_Newmanstown-PA.html
The son of German immigrants, Jacob Albright (1759 - 1808) founded the Evangelical Association, preached to poor farmers, and rose to become Bishop in the Methodist Church. His grave is nearby at Albright Memorial Church.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIS_fort-zeller_Newmanstown-PA.html
This State's oldest existing fort is half a mile to the north. Pioneers who came to the Tulpehocken from the Schoharie valley build it in 1723, rebuilt it in 1745. It was used as a place of refuge during Indian wars.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84R_uh-1-iroquois_Annville-PA.html
The UH-1 "Huey" helicopter is a multifaceted aircraft, capable of command and control, resupply, casualty evacuation, liaison and troop transport. The "Huey" is the most widely used military helicopter. The venerable aircraft began arriving in Vie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84P_ah-1f-bell_Annville-PA.html
The AH-1F Bell "Cobra" helicopter traces its lineage from the UH-1 Series helicopter. The original "Cobra" replaced the Huey's bulky fuselage with the thin-profile fuselage and tandem seating. For more than 40 years, the "Cobra" struck fear in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84O_oh-6a-cayuse_Annville-PA.html
The OH-6A Cayuse was designed as a military scout aircraft during the Vietnam War to meet the Army's need for an extremely maneuverable light observation helicopter. Nicknamed the "Loach" because of its LOH designation (light observation helicopte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84N_nike-hercules-missile_Annville-PA.html
The successor to the first Nike missile, the Nike "Ajax", the "Hercules" was a much more capable missile in every way. Designated as MIM-14 it came in three different models A/B/C and over 25,000 missiles were made with the most being the MIM-14B …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84J_f-102-jet-fighter_Annville-PA.html
The Convair F-102 Jet Fighter "Delta Dagger" was a part of the backbone of the United States Air Defense System in the late 1950's. Beginning its service to the country in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept enemy aircraft in US Air Space, mai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM84H_nike-ajax-missile_Annville-PA.html
Developed during the first decade of the Cold War to combat possible Soviet aircraft the Nike System was the world's first successful, widely-deployed, guided surface-to-air missile system. It was named "Nike" for the mythical Greek Goddess of Vic…