44th Bomb Group (H)

8th Air Force

Dedicated to the

“Flying Eightball Group”

First Mission 7 November 42

Last Mission 25 April 45

344 Combat Missions

Destroyed 330 Enemy Planes

Received the Distinguished

Unit Citation for

Kiel, Germany 14 May 1943

Ploesti, Rumania 1 August 1943

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Mount Pleasant, Newark's oldest remaining cemetery, opened in 1844. One of the first secular cemeteries, it is a masterpiece of landscaping. Its 36 rolling acres and varied monuments reflect romantic Victorian attitudes toward death. Many New Jersey leaders of government, ...

Middleton Place / Arthur Middleton

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Middleton Place

These famous gardens were laid out about

1741 by Henry Middleton (1717-84), President

of Continental Congress. His son Arthur,

Signer of the Declaration Of Independence,

lived here as did his son Henry (1770-1846),

Governor of S.C. and Minister to Russia,

who introduced the ...

Milford World War I Veterans

1917 - 1918

In honor of the World War Veterans of this community

[List of local veterans follow]

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Catherine Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.

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World War II Coastal Defenses at the Aransas Pass

In the late 1700's the US began a coastal defense system to protect ports and strategic points. Texas, which became a State in 1845, featured several Gulf Coast sites that would prove important in the US Military engagements in the ...

Milford World Wars Honor Roll

World War I Honored Dead

Ancil Geiger •

Charles Frederick Neal •

Jesse E. Smith

World War II Honored Dead

Lewis E. Auer •

Roy N. Auer •

Robert L. Collins •

Charles LeCount •

Alvin J. Merkle •

Harry J. Michael •

Charles E. Remy •

Charles H. Rogers •

Howard C. ...

Original Patentees Memorial

Settlers of the District of Columbia Memorial

To the original Patentees prior to 1700 whose land grants embrace the site of the Federal City. This Monument is erected by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists, April 25, ...

1790 John Ross 1866

John Ross was the grandson of John McDonald and the son of Daniel Ross natives of Scotland and partners in a trading post established at Ross’s Landing. He dedicated himself to the education of the Cherokee Nation. JOHN ROSS is ...

Boy Scout Memorial

The two symbolic figures represent the sum of the great ideals of past civilizations, developed through the centuries and now at best is delivered by American manhood and womanhood to the present generation.

The Boy Scout, aware of his fellowship ...

Appleby's Methodist Church

(Front text)

This church was organized shortly after the Revolution and this site was deeded to seven trustees in 1787. One of them, Jacob Barr, was the first minister to serve here. Appleby’s Methodist Church was named for a prominent ...