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The Commissary Storehouse Marker
Photographer: Denise Boose
Taken: July 13, 2012
Caption: The Commissary Storehouse Marker
Additional Description: Brigadier General Thomas Jesup, Quartermaster General, 1816-1860. Referred to as "the father of the modern Quartermaster corps," Jesup's decision to change Fort Smith from a defensive position to a supply depot had a significant effect on the development of the region.
Submitted: August 17, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p215787
File Size: 0.018 Megabytes

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