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T-8 90mm Antitank Gun

 
 
T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 30, 2022
1. T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker
Inscription. Developed during World War II to combat increasingly superior German armor, the 90mm 1-8 was the most powerful American antitank weapon of its time.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 11.864′ N, 84° 52.332′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 E Main St, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named State Arsenal (within shouting distance of this marker); Capital Bridge (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Annual Award of Merit (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Capital Bridge (about 600 feet away); The Old Mansion (about 700 feet away); John Hampton House / Early Stone House (about 700 feet away); Paul Sawyier Boyhood Home (about 800 feet away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. State Arsenal (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
 
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T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 30, 2022
2. T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker
T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 30, 2022
3. T-8 90mm Antitank Gun Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
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