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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/HM1XVH_kitt-peak-national-observatory-historical_Sells-AZ.html
Kitt Peak
National Observatory
Founded 1958
The observatory's objectives are to
strengthen basic research and education
in astronomy throughout the United States, its
territories and possessions. The observatory is
available to qualified p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XA7_glen-canyon-bridge-cableways-historical_Page-AZ.html
Glen Canyon Bridge
Majestic Glen Canyon Bridge, 865 feet (264 meters) downriver from the dam, was the highest steel-arch bridge in the United States when completed.
The roadway is 700 feet (213 meters) above the surface of the Colorado R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLZ_commanding-officers-quarters-historical_Willcox-AZ.html
The fort's most elaborate structure, a two story, Victorian-style mansion, was built in 1884-1885 for about $4,000.00. An expensive home at that time! Among its thirteen rooms (originally designed as a duplex) were a drawing room, a sewing room wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLX_infantry-barracks-historical_Willcox-AZ.html
Enlisted infantrymen found that privacy was not a feature of barracks life. Privates and corporals bunked together in the main room; sergeants occupied small adjoining rooms.
Each soldier stored his military gear and personal belongings on a wo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLW_post-trader-historical_Willcox-AZ.html
The equivalent of the modern army post exchange, the post trader offered for sale items not supplied by the army - toilet articles, sewing supplies, tobacco, medicinal cure-alls, fresh vegetables, canned fruits, and a wide variety of knick-knacks.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLV_apache-pass-historical_Bowie-AZ.html
The Road Below
We started through Apache Pass, over awful roads, up hill and down. We had to tie the wagon wheels with ropes and then in some places, the men had to stand on the wheels to keep them from turning over. Every man who could leave the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WLT_cavalry-barracks-historical_Willcox-AZ.html
This massive adobe structure was among the earliest built at the new fort. By the mid-1880s, it had a shingled and pitched roof, attractive porches, kerosene lamps, and landscaping. The kitchen was behind the barracks; the mess hall adjacent.
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