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Walterboro Army Airfield

" Both white and negro troops will be stationed there, with negro troops to constitute about ten percent of the total personnel." - The Press and Standard, 1942

" A network of army air fields, used for training purposes and ...

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William Clark Birthplace

William Clark was born to John and Ann Rogers

Clark on 1 Aug. 1770 on the family farm about

one mile north. The Clark family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1784. William Clark served in

the Kentucky militia and in the Indian campaigns

in ...

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Roberts Ferry History Walk

[A short walk starting on the eastern side of the Roberts Ferry Covered Bridge; walking south, crossing over to the western side and returning north. Interpretive markers are placed along both sides covering the timeline from the first people who ...

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Forbes Road

1758

Depot of supplies assembling place of an army of nearly eight thousand men and the starting point of General John Forbes' Expedition for the possession of Fort Duquesne. The road leads Westward to the Forks.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

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First Brigade

First Division - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps First Division

First Brigade

Brig. Gen. Solomon Meredith

Col. William W. Robinson

19th. Indiana, 24th. Michigan

2d. 6th. 7th. Wisconsin Infantry

July 1 Arrived at 10 a.m. went into position and charged Brig. Gen. Archer's Brigade in ...

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The First and Only "Camel Brigade" of the United States Army

The first and only "Camel Brigade" of the United States Army commanded by Lt. Edward E. Beale 1857-1864. San Antonio, Texas to Fort Tejon, California.

Marker can be reached from Lebec Road (Interstate 5), on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

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The Battle of Ingalls

1893

On the morning of September 1, 1893 the area around this sign was the scene of one of the fiercest gunfights in the history of the state. Ingalls at the time was the hideout of the Bill Doolin gang. It ...

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Forbes Road

(Fort Juniata)

At the Juniata Crossings, half a mile north of here, General Forbes erected a small stockade in 1758 to protect the communications of his army moving west to attack Fort Duquesne.

Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.3 miles ...

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Bedford Village

Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trade post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion.

Marker is at the intersection of Business U.S. 220 and ...

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Hooker's Final Bastion

The low earthworks opposite are the apex of the final Union line at Chancellorsville. After suffering defeat in the massive fighting on May 3, Hooker's army started digging. The result: a powerful, U-shaped line six miles long supported by 100 ...

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