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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML6P_m-56-howitzer-105mm-towed-yugoslavia_San-Antonio-TX.html
Based on the German M18/40 Light Field Howitzer used in World War II. This gun was probably sold to Iran, then captured by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War. It was damaged in a firefight with US forces in February 1991 north of Kuwait City and abandoned.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML61_fisher-miller-grant_Kingsland-TX.html
Stretches between Llano and Colorado Rivers westward almost to the Pecors. An 1842 grant of 3,800,000 acres from the Texas Republic, purchased in 1844 by the German Emigration Society. Commissioner General John O. Meusebach founded Fredericksburg …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML5C_site-of-old-normandy_Brownsboro-TX.html
First Norwegian colony in Texas. Founded in 1845 by Johan Reinert Reierson (1810-1864) and Ole Reierson, of Holt, Norway.In "Christianssandsposten", J.R. Reierson urged Norwegians to find "a rich life" by migrating to Texas. His associate editor, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML5B_brownsboro-norwegian-lutheran-cemetery_Brownsboro-TX.html
After migrating from Norway in 1845, Ole Reierson bought the land that included this cemetery site (1.' mi. ESE). He chose the spot for his burial and carved several of the plain brown gravestones before he died in 1852. The cemetery's 24 marked a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML57_site-of-the-town-of-homer_Lufkin-TX.html
Also known as AngelinaThird county seat of Angelina County,1858 - 1890
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4W_rock-hill-cemetery_Brownsboro-TX.html
Rock Hill Cemetery has served this area since the late 1800s. It is located on land granted to pioneer Alexander J. Clayton, who migrated here from Alabama with his wife, Martha (Carver), and his children in 1854. Clayton, who was born in North Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4R_m-1905-field-gun_San-Antonio-TX.html
Adoption of the 3" field gun in 1902 gave the US Army its first rapid fire, breechloading gun with a hydrospring recoil system capable of indirect fire. The complete gun section included the gun and a caisson with 70 rounds of fixed ammunition.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4K_mti-monument_San-Antonio-TX.html
Dedicated to theUnited States Air Force Enlisted Corpsrepresented by theMilitary Training Instructorswho mold the Air Force oftoday and tomorrow
Presented to theAir Force Military Training CenterLackland AFB Texas16 May 1980
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML40_c-121-constellation_San-Antonio-TX.html
The C-121, so designated by the USAF in 1948, was developed from the C-69 military transport that had originated as a commercial transport for TransWorld and Pan American Airlines. The C-69's were assigned to Air Transport Command during the last …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML3L_john-crane_Chandler-TX.html
In 1830, John Crane applied to be a part of Joseph Vehlein's colony. Reportedly from Virginia, he was a veteran of the War of 1812. He moved his wife and seven children to what is now Walker County, Texas, in 1834. There, he organized men and beca…