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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204J_the-chapel_Union-City-TN.html
The Chapel was donated to the Discovery Park of America by the Eldridge Cemetery Association. Built in 1896 as the New Chapel United Methodist Church. The Chapel was moved here in the summer of 2012 and restored to appear as it did during the firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204I_stem-landing_Union-City-TN.html
Stem Landing is a showcase of just a tiny sampling of great STEM achievements and is dedicated in the hopes that it will help inspire more in the future.
STEM is not a new concept. Human beings have always been scientists, observing the world a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204H_lr91-aj-3-engine_Union-City-TN.html
Since the Titan I was a multi-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), the vehicle was made up of parts (stages)that separated from the rest of the body once its engines ran out of fuel. This decrease in weight during the flight gave Titan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM204G_yp-84a-thunderjet_Union-City-TN.html
An XP-84 Thunderjet prototype was first flown in 1946 and reached a top speed of 607.2 mph, making it the fastest American-designed aircraft of the time. These prototypes were followed by the production of fifteen YP-84A models, one of which is di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203P_the-confederate-states-of-america_Union-City-TN.html
When the Confederate states declared themselves as separate nation, a new flag was needed. The first national flag of the Confederacy, flying here, was known as the "Stars and Bars." The 13 stars reflect the Confederate claims to Missouri and Kent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203O_the-depot_Union-City-TN.html
Built in 2012, the Depot is modeled after two historic train stations. Matson Switch, located nearby between Woodland Mills, Tennessee and Hickman, Kentucky, and was the site of Civil War action in 1864. The Cookeville Train Depot in Cookeville, T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203M_the-united-states-of-america_Union-City-TN.html
As the outset of the war, the flag of the United States of America featured 33 stars. The Federal Government did not recognize the secession of the Confederate States and left a star for each of the national flag throughout the war. A 34th star wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203H_crawler-transporter_Union-City-TN.html
Crawler - Transporter are gigantic machines used to transport rockets and spacecrafts from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The largest vehicle ever built, Crawler-transport 1(CT) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203G_engineering-the-dome_Union-City-TN.html
Roman engineers built the first monumental domes around the 1st century BCE. Made of stone, they became heavier as they grew larger, and for centuries, dome size was limited by the weight of stone, concrete, and other materials.
In the early 20t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM203F_geodesic-dome_Union-City-TN.html
The MOON DOME is the geodesic dome.
These lightweight domes are built with interlocking triangles for support. The fixed angles of a triangle make it an incredibly strong shape. If pressure is applied to one side of a triangle, that force is dis…