People and Places, circa 1957 at N-75L

U.S. Army units stationed at N-75L/C

The Army Antiaircraft Command (ARAACOM), with both guns and missiles, was established 1 July 1950. It was re-designated Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM) on 21 March 1957 after all units were converted to missiles. Under ...

Strahl's Brigade.

Stewart's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.

Strahl's Brigade

Stewart's Division - Breckinridge's Corps.

Brig. Gen. Otho F. Strahl.

Nov. 25, 1863.

4th and 5th Tennessee - Col. J. J. Lamb.

19th Tennessee - Col. Francis M. Walker.

24th Tennessee - Col. John A. Wilson.

31st Tennessee - Col. Egbert ...

Streight's Raid

On 26 Apr 1863, a Union raiding party of 1500 including the 51st and 73rd IN, 3rd OH, 18th IL. and local men from two companies of the 1st AL. Calvary left Tuscumbia for Russellville. Led by Col. Abel Streight, ...

Hodnette House

A rare and important example of the Craftsman Aesthetic designed by prominent Austin architect Charles H. Page Sr., this house was built in 1909 for Austin businessman Milton Hodnette. Horizontal emphasis, broad overhanging eaves, a generous porch, the use of ...

Cottonwood River Bridges at Cottonwood Falls

The first major bridge at Cottonwood Falls was a 150 foot long iron truss bridge constructed in 1872. The iron bridge was just west of the present arch bridge.

The present bridge was constructed in 1914 by the Missouri Valley Bridge ...

Headquarters of Major General George G. Meade

Headquarters

of

Major General

George G. Meade

Commanding

Army of the Potomac

Marker can be reached from Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Route of the Hiawatha- Tunneling Toward Tacoma

Snaking its railroad down the western side of the Bitterroot Mountains, the Milwaukee Road burrowed 16 tunnels to maintain a uniform grade down to Avery.

These tunnels were dug largely by hand using sledgehammers and hand drills. In some cases steam-powered ...

Thurgood Marshall

1908-1993

[Inscription in dark circle on plaza deck.]

Thurgood Marshall's first major victory in his life-long struggle for equality under the law for all Americans took place in the Maryland Court of Appeals which then stood near this memorial. In 1935, ...

Headquarters of Brigadier General Henry Hunt

Headquarters

of

Brig-General

Henry J. Hunt

Chief of Artillery

Army of the Potomac

July 2,3,4,5,

1863

Marker is on Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Missile Magazine and Launch Operations

Specifications

Range: 25-30 miles Speed: Mach 3 (1,679 mph) Altitude: 70,000 feet

Length: 34 feet 10 inches with booster Missile only: 21 feet

Weight: 2,455 lbs. with booster Missile only: 1,000 lbs.

Diameter: 12 inches Wingspan: 4 feet 6 inches

Warhead: Three high-explosive fragmentation charges ...