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Near Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Gun, 57 MM, S-60

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park

 
 
Gun, 57 MM, S-60 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. Gun, 57 MM, S-60 Marker
Inscription.
Gun, 57MM, S-60
Anti-Aircraft


Origin: Russia
Ammunition: HE & AP
Range : 6,564 Yards (RADAR)
4,376 Yards (Optical) Crew: 7
Rate Of Fire: 70 Rounds/Min
Produced, 1950 – 1970
 
Erected by Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Roads & VehiclesWar, ColdWar, Korean.
 
Location. 29° 58.755′ N, 81° 59.037′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from Minden Street just east of Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5629 State Route 16 West, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast and in Greater Jacksonville. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carrier, Personnel (here, next to this marker); The Green Berets (here, next to this marker); Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (a few steps from this marker); Tank, Main Battle, T-55A (a few steps from this marker); Howitzer, 8IN (203MM) (within shouting distance of this marker); BRDM-2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Firebase Florida (within shouting distance of this marker); M60 "Patton" (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
 
Also see . . .  57mm AZP S-60. Military Wiki website entry (Submitted on July 30, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Gun, 57 MM, S-60 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
2. Gun, 57 MM, S-60 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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