Tipton Army Airfield

Fort George G. Meade

Named for Marylander Colonel William D. Tipton, Tipton Army Airfield was constructed in 1960 to replace a smaller airstrip operating since 1938 near the present Post Exchange and Commissary complex.

COL Tipton served in both World Wars. During ...

Peninsula Village Historic District

Listed on the

National Register

of

Historic Places

By the United States

Department of Interior

August 23, 1974

Marker is on Locust Street 0.1 miles south of Main Street (Ohio Route 303), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Tank School and Tank Corps

Fort George G. Meade

When Great Britain introduced tank warfare to the battlefields of World War I, the face of battle changed forever. By providing support to infantry attacks, the usefulness of tanks was proven. For this reason, on January 26, ...

Taylor Burying Ground

In 1786 the State of South Carolina

purchased for a part of the site of

Columbia, the plantation of Col.

Thomas Taylor (1743-1833), Revolutionary

soldier. His house was situated near the

S-E corner of Richland and Barnwell

Streets, across from this walled

enclosure, where ...

Wilkeson Eagles Building 100th Anniversary

On this Hundredth year of the Wilkeson Eagles Building we dedicate this plaque to all the Fraternal Orders that have called it home. We also want to recognize the past and present members of these groups that have helped preserve ...

Swedish Methodist Church

The restoration of this church and cemetery is in memory of the early pioneers who brought with them their Christian faith upon which they built their homes and communities.

Established 1872

Dedicated to early pioneers

This Swedish Methodist Church was built in 1872 ...

Dr John Sebastian Helmcken

(1824-1920)

Dr Helmcken earned acclaim for his work as a physician, colonial legislator and negotiator of British Columbia’s entry into Canada.

This statue, created by Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, was donated to the Royal BC Museum by the family of Yole ...

Schofield's Headquarters

Home of Andrew J. Cheney (1815-86)

Hdqrs., Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield, Commanding Army of the Ohio [US] -- rt. wing of Sherman’s forces on the Kennesaw front, June 22-30, 1864, while directing flanking march of 23d A.C. [US] S. on ...

Roswell’s Distinguished Men

In this cemetery lie some of Roswell’s leading early citizens, most of whom came here from Georgia’s coastal counties: Francis Robert Goulding (1810-1881), clergyman, inventor, author of The Young Marooners and other juvenile classics; Barrington King (1798-1866), Roswell King’s son, ...

Patton's Headquarters

Fort George G. Meade

In 1917, Captain George S. Patton, Jr., sailed to France to join the staff of General John J. Pershing.

In November of that year he was detailed to the Tank Corps and attended the course at the French ...