Northeast Side in Randolph Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Gas and Electric Sub Station
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010
1. Gas and Electric Sub Station Marker
US Army Air Corps
Primary Flying School
Gas and Electric Sub Station
Construction completed 6 Jun 1931
Dedicated on 27 Dec 1996
Erected 1996 by Air Education and Training Command.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1931.
Location. 29° 32.213′ N, 98° 17.069′ W. Marker is in Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in the Northeast Side. It can be reached from Randolph Air Force Base. Marker is about 100 feet WNW of the intersection of Washington Circle and A Street West. Access is restricted due to Randolph AFB being an active military installation. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Universal City TX 78148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Missing Man Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Post Exchange (about 300 feet away); PX Filling Station (about 300 feet away); Building 100 (about 500 feet away); Post Chapel (about 700 feet away); Cessna T-37 Tweet
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010
2. Gas and Electric Sub Station and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
