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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBX_tullahoma-campaign_Manchester-TN.html
When Manchester was founded in the late 18th century, local lore has it that the town, named for Manchester, England, was destined to become an American version of this powerful industrial city. The Duck River falls, it was noted, would provide an…
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In late June of 1863, Union Major General William S. Rosecrans launched a massive offensive from his base in Murfreesboro in an attempt to drive Confederate General Braxton Bragg 43,000-man Army of Tennessee from its entrenchments at Shelbyville a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBG_corporal-brian-james-schoff_Manchester-TN.html
Nov. 27, 1983 to Jan. 28, 2006, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division "Operation Iraqi Freedom." "Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ, and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FBE_the-civilian-conservaton-corps_Manchester-TN.html
The Civilian Conservation Corps was launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt April 5, 1933 as a lifeline for undernourished sons of the great depression. Each company consisted of about 200 men who were housed in Tennessee barracks under the ma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJ5_granny-hickerson-cemetery_Manchester-TN.html
This cemetery was established in the early 1800's, by the burial on this spot of David Hickerson and his wife Nancy Hickerson. It has been known throughout the years as the Granny Hickerson Cemetery, though members of other families are also known…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGKT_pioneer-armored-maneuvers_Manchester-TN.html
Maneuvering in this vicinity, June, 1941, the 2nd Armored Division, USA, commanded by Mag. Gen. George Smith Patton, Jr., gave the first demonstration in America of the mobility and decisive power of armor in large-scale combat operations. Maneuve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGKS_experiment-in-armor_Manchester-TN.html
Hereabouts, on June 20, 1941, Maj. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., personally led his 2nd Armored Division across several fords of Duck River, quickly surrounding and defeating his maneuver opponents in the Manchester vicinity, thus proving that moder…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGKR_old-stone-fort_Manchester-TN.html
About 1/2 mi. S.W. are remains of stone fortification and moat of ancient and unknown origin. One theory is that it was built by a party of 12th Century Welch voyagers who entered the country via the Gulf of Mexico. Near here also was the capital …