Site of the Chippewa Sugar Beet Factory

In 1904 on this 25 acre site between the Chippewa River and the Soo Line Railroad tracks, sugar processing became a new industry in the Chippewa Valley. The Chippewa Sugar Company was incorporated and a huge six-story sugar beet factory ...

345th Bombardment Group

Air Apaches

Fifth Air Force B-25 Strafers

11 November 1942 to 29 December 1945

Vital Statistics for the 345th Bomb Group

Asia-Pacific Theater WWII

Sorties 10,609 • Strike Sorties 9,120

Combat Flying Hours 58,562

Number of Bombs Dropped 58,171

Tons of Bombs Dropped 6,340

Ammunition Expended 12,586,000

Aircraft Lost 177

Personnel ...

Woodruff Farm House and Log Cabin

The 1840’s Woodruff Farm House was originally located eight miles east of Columbus on land adjoining the old road to Macon, Georgia. The dwelling was enlarged and used as a summer residence by the Woodruff family in the 1920’s. When ...

Bent Creek Church

This Baptist church is successor to the church established about one mile southwest, by Elder Tidence Lane and Elder William Murphy in 1785. A cemetery is near the original church site, which stood on the Old Stage Road from Abingdon ...

Mary Ann Ball

“Mother Bickerdyke”

Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, ...

The First Bulldogger

W.M. "Bill" Pickett (1870-1932) originated the rodeo event of Bulldogging, known today as steer wrestling.

Native Texan Pickett developed a unique style of bulldogging, which made him world famous as a Wild West Show and Rodeo Performer. Bill would leap from ...

805th Engineer Aviation Battalion

In memory of the men who

"built and maintained the airfields

which paved the way" to victory

through air power; the

805th Engineer Aviation Bn.

Twice recipient of the

Meritorious Service Award,

U.S. Army 1941-1945

MacDill Field, Fl. • Panama Canal Zone •

Fort Clayton, C.Z. • Howard Field, ...

Longstreet's Billet

Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's Corps occupied this area during the winter of 1863-64, with the mission of securing east Tennessee to the Confederacy. He and his staff occupied this house at that time. Brig. Gen. Kershaw's troops were to the ...

389th Bomb Group

564th, 565th, 566th, 567th Squadrons

In honor of those who served

In memory of 567 airmen

who gave their lives

Hethel, England 2 June 1943-15 June 1945

Distinguished Unit Citation

Ploesti, Romania 1 August 1943

Dedicated 4 October 1986

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Edgar W. ("Bill") Nye

Journalist, Humorist, 1850-96. "Buck Shoals",

his home, stands 3 1/2 miles west. Grave one mile north.

Marker is at the intersection of Hendersonville Rd (U.S. 25) and Fanning Bridge Rd. on Hendersonville Rd.

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