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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXX_lt-frank-luke-jr-historical_Mesa-AZ.html
Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Lt. Frank Luke, Jr.
1897 — 1918
The Arizona Ballon Buster
Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. became "The Arizona Balloon Buster" of WWI. Flying with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXW_major-frederick-e-ferguson-historical_Mesa-AZ.html
Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Major Frederick E. Ferguson
1939 —
Medal of Honor
Frederick E. Ferguson gradated from the US Army Warrant Officer flight program in 1957 and was assign…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XXV_dr-s-harry-robertson-iii-historical_Mesa-AZ.html
Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Dr. S. Harry Robertson III
1934 —
Father of Crashworthy Fuel Systems
Dr. S. Harry Robertson, a life-long Arizonan, has made unique contributions to mil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIW_the-mccormick-building-historical_Chandler-AZ.html
Designated Historical
as part of Downtown Chandler
Built in 1928
as the original
IOOF Hall and Armory
Remodeled in the 60's
into a medical and
apartment complex
Restored back to it's
original design
in 2001 by the
McCormick family
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WIG_first-national-bank-1918-historical_Chandler-AZ.html
John Dobson and John Anderson built the First National Bank in the Neo Classical Style. In 1925 the Bank of Chandler moved into this building, complete with its marble faced columns. In the late 1930's, the prominent Valley National Bank took over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6G_gilbert-elementary-school_Gilbert-AZ.html
This is the third elementary school in Gilbert and was built in 1913. The first two schools were part of the Mesa School District. Everett Wilbur, who later became Gilbert's first mayor in 1920, donated the land where this school was built. The ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S39_1912-parker-carousel_Queen-Creek-AZ.html
This carousel was purchased from Wally Scott, Elk River, Minnesota. He had it set up in the loft of his old barn. It was disassembled and moved to Schnepf Farms in 1999. It took three months to refurbish. This carousel is listed on the National Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S38_water-tower_Queen-Creek-AZ.html
This historic water tower for Producers Cotton Gin was first erected in 1952 on the corner of Ellsworth and Cloud Roads in Queen Creek. The landmark in Queen Creek was getting ready to be torn down but was quickly moved to Schnepf Farms in 1999 to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQ9_arizona-copper-companys-locomotive-2_Phoenix-AZ.html
The Arizona Copper Company of Morenci, Arizona purchased five of these locomotives between 1882 and 1886 to haul ore on the Coronado railroad.
The H. K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania manufactured them in 1882.
Locomotive #2 ran o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RQ8_boras-headframe_Phoenix-AZ.html
The Boras Headframe was the last of the wooden headframes built in the Warren Mining District near Bisbee, Arizona.
Erected in 1917, it hoisted over 50,000 tons of copper ores by 1926 when the mine was closed during the Depression. Production re…