The M1 8-inch Gun, which fired a large and effective round at a very long range (20 miles), entered service in 1943. It served in five battalions, in Italy and France, and in three battalions in the Pacific. The 8-inch Gun was primarily used for . . . — — Map (db m206492) HM
The M108 105mm Self Propelled Howitzer saw service in combat with two Field Artillery battalions in the Vietnam War. It entered service in 1962 as the replacement for the M52 105mm Self-Propelled Howitzer. A total of 355 M108s were produced by . . . — — Map (db m216448) HM
The M109 served in the Vietnam War with both the U.S Army and U.S. Marine Corps units. Armed with a powerful 155mm howitzer, the M109 was a highly mobile combat support weapon. After the development, a request was established for a 155mm howitzer . . . — — Map (db m216509) HM
The M109A2 and A3 were the Army's standard self-propelled howitzers during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Both the M109A2 and A3 were virtually identical with the A2 being a newly manufactured vehicle while the A3 was an upgraded, older vehicle. . . . — — Map (db m216947) HM
This powerful howitzer served the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in three models for over thirty years. It originated with the requirement for air-transportable vehicles with interchangeable weapons in the late 1950s. First produced in August 1961, . . . — — Map (db m216945) HM
The M119 has served as the howitzer of U.S. Army airborne, mountain and light infantry units since 1989. The howitzer originated as the British L118 designed by the Royal Ordnance Factory. It entered service with the British Army in 1975 and first . . . — — Map (db m182395) HM
Introduced in 1978, the M198 replaced the World War II vintage M1/M114A2 155mm Howitzer for the U.S. Army and the Marine Corps. The howitzer has a split trail carriage and the wheels could be rotated up to allow the howitzer to rest on its firing . . . — — Map (db m217058) HM
The 240mm Howitzer, M1 and the 8-inch Gun, M1, were the heaviest American artillery weapons fielded in WWII. A new 240mm/8-inch transport wagon was designed suitable for high-speed towing, but took longer than anticipated to field. The first . . . — — Map (db m206509) HM
Introduced in July 1954, the Corporal was the first U.S. guided nuclear missile. The surface to surface, 46 foot long Corporal Missile was one of the a first liquid-fueled, rocket powered, ballistic weapon. The first Corporal was tested in 1947, but . . . — — Map (db m182392) HM
Introduced in 1953, the M21 was the Army's first new multiple rocket launcher since the end of World War II. It was also the last multiple rocket launcher in the Army until the introduction of the Multiple Rocket Launcher System (MLRS) in 1983. . . . — — Map (db m206531) HM
Developed as the T-10 Heavy Artillery Transporter by Kenworth Truck Company, this pair of trucks was standardized as the M249 for the front and M250 for the rear trucks in 1952. A total of sixty-six pairs were built in 1952-53, although only twenty . . . — — Map (db m217104) HM
The M2A1 was the standard U.S. divisional artillery piece of World War II and served in large numbers in both the Korean War and in the Vietnam War. It was the most commonly used American artillery piece of World War II. It equipped 264 field . . . — — Map (db m216911) HM
The M37 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) arrived too late for service in World War II, but the M37 did see considerable combat in the Korean War in the early 1950s. The M37 replaced the heavier and slower M7 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage, known . . . — — Map (db m206526) HM
The Lacrosse was a short-range ballistic missile of the Cold War, which proved to be less than successful. Development began in 1947, but the missile did not enter service until July 1959. The M4 Lacrosse Missile System was designed to provide . . . — — Map (db m216440) HM
With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe, by 1944 the Army was convinced that a new self-propelled gun was needed as the supply of old 155m guns used on the M12 had been exhausted. The new vehicle used the . . . — — Map (db m206496) HM
With the great success of the M12 155mm Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) in Western Europe and the supply of the old World War I era 155mm guns used on the M12 was being exhausted, the Army was convinced by 1944 that a new self-propelled gun was needed. . . . — — Map (db m193501) HM
During the Korean War, the United States Army accepted the M44 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage to replace the World War II, M41 155mm Howitzer Motor Carriage. The M44 was developed to provide fire support for fast-moving armored forces. It was . . . — — Map (db m216445) HM
Introduced in 1965, the M548 is the unarmored cargo carrier version of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. The M548 was used for carrying cargo, especially artillery ammunition to forward areas. Capable of carring up to 5.45 tons through rugged or . . . — — Map (db m217061) HM
The M56 Scorpion was developed to provide American Airborne forces with a mobile, self-propelled, anti-tank gun that could be transported by helicopter or dropped by parachute. A total of 325 Scorpions were manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the . . . — — Map (db m216516) HM
This massive artillery piece was developed during the Cold War for use against the Soviet forces to fire atomic rounds if the Soviets attacked West Germany. The 280mm gun, an 11-inch caliber, was determined in 1949 as being the smallest gun capable . . . — — Map (db m217105) HM
The M981, known as the FIST-V, was the first U.S. Army specialized vehicle for the Fire Support Team or Forward Observer in the U.S. Army. Introduced in 1978, the FIST-V used a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis and was identical in appearance . . . — — Map (db m217063) HM
The Sergeant Missile System, the first large U.S. solid-propellant missile, was designed to succeed the Corporal Missile. The first Sergeant Missile flew in 1956 and was fielded in 1962. Seven U.S. Army battalions and three West German battalions . . . — — Map (db m216518) HM
The Pershing I was the first of a family of powerful long-range nuclear missiles in service during the Cold War. The MGM-31A Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile entered service with the United States Army in 1964, replacing the aging Redstone . . . — — Map (db m182456) HM
In 1969, the Pershing IA Missile System was fielded as an upgrade of the existing Pershing I Battlefield Support Missile. The improved version utilized the existing missile; however, it was transported in an improved semi-trailer that carried . . . — — Map (db m216536) HM
The Pershing II was a powerful long-range strategic nuclear missile of the last decade of the Cold War. With a range of 1,100 miles, it was the longest range weapon in U.S. Army Field Artillery history. In 1983, the new Pershing II Missile System . . . — — Map (db m216916) HM
The Lance was a U.S. Army tactical surface to surface nuclear missile of the Cold War. The Lance entered service in June of 1972, replacing the Honest John artillery rocket that entered service in 1954 and the Sergeant Battlefield Support Missile of . . . — — Map (db m216915) HM
Development began in 1950 with testing of prototypes in 1951 and production in 1953. It was intended to replace super heavy field artillery pieces which were difficult and time-consuming to emplace. Honest John was a spin-stabilized, one stage . . . — — Map (db m216439) HM
The Little John was a small, highly mobile nuclear capable rocket of the Cold War. The MGR-3 Little John Rocket system was a smaller version of the Honest John Rocket System. It entered service in November 1961. It was designed as a light, very . . . — — Map (db m216441) HM
The Redstone was America's first large ballistic missile during the Cold War. Introduced in 1958, the Programmed Guided Missile-11 Redstone was the American version of the famous German V-2 Rocket used in World War II. In the early 1950s, the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m182391) HM
The T-162 was one of a number of American heavy, self-propelled artillery prototypes in the early Cold War. This artillery piece was envisioned to combine mobility with a high-powered, long-range gun. In 1950, the Army Equipment Development . . . — — Map (db m216446) HM
Development of the Crusader began in the 1980s as a replacement self-propelled artillery system to the M109 series, 155mm self-propelled howitzers. The program requirements drove significant enhancements in the areas of mobility, lethality and . . . — — Map (db m216960) HM
The Americal (23rd) Infantry Division is unique in the annuals U.S. Army history. It was the only modern Army division that began with a name and no number assigned to it. Each time it was activated in war it grew out of a Task Force first. All . . . — — Map (db m106243) HM WM
The US Army standardized the M1 90mm anti aircraft gun in 1940 and steadily improved its design in the first two years of the US involvement in WWII. By 1943, however it was determined that a more versatile weapon was needed. The M1 was a . . . — — Map (db m182454) HM
In 1955 the U.S. Army established a requirement for a direct support, self-propelled artillery piece that would combine the best features of a light howitzer and a heavy mortar. This new light self-propelled howitzer would also be small and light . . . — — Map (db m216447) HM
For millennia, the rugged and ancient range of the Wichita Mountains has stood guard over a natural prairie.
The granite walls and canyons of the Wichita Mountains offered refuge to waves of people over many centuries, beginning with . . . — — Map (db m180346) HM
Kiowa Chief Stumbling Bear who signed the Medicine Lodge Treaty, 1867, founded the first permanent settlement on Canyon Creek, southwest of here. First Government-built houses for Indians were erected in the settlement, 1877. — — Map (db m108856) HM
An advocate of peace and known for his eloquent words, Chief Ten Bears worked to negotiate harmony between the United States Government and his Comanche people. Tribal members held him in high regard and often chose him as their representative at . . . — — Map (db m98711) HM
This bell was especially cast for the Comanche Reformed Church when the church was completed in 1905. The bell was used during the ministries of Reverend L.L. Legters, first missionary, and his successors, Reverends H. Sluyter, J. Dykema, R.H. . . . — — Map (db m60885) HM
The Ferguson family built this beautiful cobblestone home in 1927. Ben and Margaret Ferguson, along with their 10 children, grew hay and garden vegetables, raised cattle, and planted a small fruit orchard with the help of his oldest sons. Ben . . . — — Map (db m180339) HM
This home and the Earl Ingram Homestead east of here were both built out of the round granite core stones that cover the hillsides of the refuge, and both were acquired during the 1901 land lottery held at Fort Sill. They reflect the hard work, . . . — — Map (db m180403) HM
As unemployment reached 25% in 1933, President Roosevelt launched a series of work programs called the New Deal.
Two of these programs were the Works Progress Administration, or WPA, and the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Over ten . . . — — Map (db m180408) HM
"The Queen of the Frisco Railroad rolled into Lawton, Oklahoma on Friday, July 7, 1961 on her last journey."
Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is one of the most successful builders of locomotives in the world. The . . . — — Map (db m204481) HM
Army engineers laid out a military road in this area in 1850. By 1855 thirty to forty families had settled in the vicinity. Comanche County was created in 1856, and Comanche became the second county seat in 1859. Its citizens, who entertained . . . — — Map (db m72309) HM
A City-County Beautification Project sponsored by the Comanche County Bicentennial Committee featuring state historical markers and stone columns from 1890 county courthouse which were donated by the descendants of E.E. Anthony.
Park . . . — — Map (db m72303) HM
Commissioners court minutes of 3-17-1872 ordered Jo G Hardin, County Treasurer "To solicit donations to build a jail on Lot 12, Block 7, orig. addn, Comanche jail house shall be 14' x 20', a partition dividing it into rooms." The building, called . . . — — Map (db m125943) HM
In 1855, Dr. G.W. Montgomery came to Comanche from Mississippi. He built a log cabin near his home, holding religious services there. In the late 1860s and 1870s the building was used for both a church and a school. It is believed that most . . . — — Map (db m181876) HM
First settled in 1854 by five families, the county, created and organized 1856, was named for Comanche Indians, Lords of Texas frontier, who were losing hunting grounds to settlers.
First county seat was Cora. Comanche has been county seat . . . — — Map (db m98274) HM
During the Civil War, wrote poems Texans memorized, cut out of newspapers, sent their boys on the battlefront: about the deaths of heroes, Texans' units, Confederate victories and such topics. She also did social work and nursing at Camp Ford, . . . — — Map (db m220769) HM
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Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity but in simple obedience to duty as they understood it. For four weary years these brave men suffered all, sacrificed all, dared all, and . . . — — Map (db m72290) WM
In 1874 there were 2 buildings located at this site, a grocery store owned by J. B. Green and a saloon owned by M. T. Overstreet. In 1889 W. M. Reese established the William Reese Drug Company, described as the largest drugstore between Fort . . . — — Map (db m72305) HM
This congregation has historic ties to the frontier town of Cora, the early seat of government for Comanche County. The Rev. J.W. Whipple, presiding elder, and local pastor the Rev. M.O. Coker, organized the church there in 1858. It relocated to . . . — — Map (db m246277) HM
Camped here in 1854 with his father, young Martin V. Fleming hid behind this tree and saved himself when hostile Indians rode through the grove. Years later paving contractors started to cut the oak, but were stopped by "Uncle Mart" with his . . . — — Map (db m72294) HM
Born in Connecticut. Graduated at 19 from Yale. Studied medicine in France, where friends were Revolutionary War hero Lafayette and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. As a North Carolina doctor he later took interest in politics and government.
Came . . . — — Map (db m72293) HM
A member of Stephen F. Austin's Colony, George Washington Gentry came to Texas in 1835 with his father and brother. Settling what is now Washington County, he worked as a farmer and surveyor. He participated in the Texas Revolution, several Indian . . . — — Map (db m158029) HM
The original title to this property was given to John Carnes by Comanche County in Feb. 1860. The first structure appearing around 1873 deeded to George L. Wright then to W.J. McLean. From McLean to John Elliott and B.F. Wright in Dec. 1876. The . . . — — Map (db m72308) HM
One of boldest depredations in Texas history, made in May 1861, during the "Bright Moon." A braying mule wakened town after nearly all horses were stolen. Citizens spent rest of night molding bullets. Pursuit began at dawn, under command of . . . — — Map (db m72295) HM
Jo G Hardin (1850-1884) came to Comanche in 1872 about the same time as he and John Wesley's father, preacher Hardin moved to Comanche. He married Belle Adams and bought block 8 of original town survey which was the SE corner of the square. They . . . — — Map (db m158047) HM
John Wesley Hardin was not an outlaw; he was, however, a killer. It began with the accidental killing of an ex-slave during the time of one of the most corrupt administrations to ever occupy the governor's office, Hardin was 15 years old when the . . . — — Map (db m158040) HM
Deputy U. S. Marshal : Pursued Dee and James Bailey for passing counterfeit quarters in Comanche. After 10 mile chase, he captured and disarmed brothers. Catching Greene off guard (because of an unruly horse), one prisoner took Greene's rifle and . . . — — Map (db m158030) HM
James Madison McCrary (1845-1932) came to Comanche about 1870. With his father and brother he operated a mercantile on the town square and began the county's first cotton gin. He married Ella Griffith in 1872 and began construction of this house . . . — — Map (db m181869) HM
Reconfiguration of Comanche County by the State in 1858 led to a relocation of its county seat. In 1859 local land developer Captain John Duncan donated 200 acres here for a townsite to serve as Comanche County seat. Duncan's deed specified that . . . — — Map (db m158031) HM
Soon after the creation of Comanche County in 1856, the town of Cora (10 mi. SE) was platted to serve as the county seat. The courthouse in Cora, typical of many early Texas courthouses, was a 12' 7" x 12' 10", one-room, squared log structure. . . . — — Map (db m72304) HM
Surveyed in 1850 by Army engineers, this was the first wagon road to penetrate this area. Point of origin was San Antonio, site of U.S. Army District Headquarters after annexation of Texas in 1846.
This segment of road extended from Fort Gates . . . — — Map (db m173689) HM
The Hardin family first arrived in Comanche, TX in 1872 when John Wesley's father, Preacher James Gibson Hardin moved his family here from Mt. Calm, TX. By this time John Wesley's brother Jo G and sister Lizzie had already married. Johns other . . . — — Map (db m158043) HM
William Martin and D. C. Byrne constructed this building in March of 1881. It was sold in September of 1881 to Hill, Moore and Co. for $2000.00. W. R. Slider sold the property to Harry Brin in 1914 for $5000.00 in cash. Mr. Brin established the . . . — — Map (db m72306) HM
Robert Thomas Hill began life on August 11, 1858, in the aristocratic comforts of his parents' Nashville, Tennessee, home. His family, however, suffered tragic losses during the Civil War and by 1864 young Robert was an orphan living in his . . . — — Map (db m72292) HM
Royal King was 17 months old in 1944 when Earl Albin and Jack Whiteside of Comanche, Texas, bought the colt for $250 from breeder Felton Smathers of Llano, Texas. Royal King was by King P-234 and out of Rocket (later registered as Rocket . . . — — Map (db m72310) HM
On May 26, 1874 John Wesley Hardin came to Comanche for a second short visit with his parents preacher James Gipson Hardin and Mary Elizabeth Dixson Hardin to celebrate his 21st birthday and to race Rondo a horse he had purchased in Comanche in . . . — — Map (db m72313) HM
Settled 1874 by W. A. Gill (1843-1889), son of W. S. Gill, hero of Battle of San Jacinto. W. A. fought in Civil War and was a Captain in the Texas Rangers. His sons E. V. and Fleet lived here for many years. Remains in this family plot were moved . . . — — Map (db m212093) HM
The earliest Episcopal worship services in the Comanche area were conducted in the late 1870s by Bishop Alexander C. Garrett of Dallas. In 1886, soon after the organization of the St. Matthews congregation, work began on this frame building. . . . — — Map (db m181867) HM
Born in Talladega, Alabama, in April 1842, Thomas Oscar (T.O.)
Moore was a civic leader in Comanche. After Moore's father's
business failed in 1854, the family moved to Texas, settling in
Hays County in 1855. By the fall of 1857, the family had . . . — — Map (db m220770) HM
Texas Longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns, which can extend to over 6ft tip to tip for bulls and 7ft for steers. They can be any color or mix of colors, but dark red and white are the most dominant. They are . . . — — Map (db m158049) HM
The buffalo were essential to the plains Indians. Native Americans used the bison for food and clothing, shelter, tools and ceremonial implements - nearly everything to survive physically and spiritually. Before their near extermination, an . . . — — Map (db m125929) HM
The original building on this site was erected in May 1873. A deed of trust from Martha and G L Wright was given to a Mr. Crow from Stephenville, TX. In February 1874 James Buchanan paid G L Wright $850.00 in gold coins for the property. The . . . — — Map (db m72307) HM
The Comanche emerged as a distinct group around 1680 when they broke off from the Shoshone People of Wyoming and acquired horses from the Pueblo Indians after the Pueblo revolt. They were so skillful in horsemanship that they had no equal. They . . . — — Map (db m158033) HM
The Comanche National Bank was organized in December 1889 with beginning capital of $50,000. The primary organizer was John B. Chilton, who met with other local businessmen in his second-floor downtown living quarters to establish the bank and elect . . . — — Map (db m246274) HM
Dedicated in memory
of all veterans
who served honorably
in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America
Dedicated May 28, 1989 — — Map (db m72289) WM
1859 first courthouse built near Fleming Oak at SW cor Sq was of slim log poles set on end (as a picket fence) with dirt floor & plank roof. The hand dug well was to furnish water to courthouse & public. As buildings burned on N side Sq in 1868 . . . — — Map (db m72291) HM
Second oldest Missionary Baptist church in county. Organized by C. S. Fritts, J. M. Lumpkin, Dennis O'Brian, Sarah Fritts, Jane O'Brian, Sarah Lumpkin, Stacy Martin and Mary E. Hardin, August 2, 1873, at Zion Hill Cemetery (1/2 mi. W.). First frame . . . — — Map (db m200902) HM
Cotton was the major cash crop for farmers in Comanche County until the early 20th century. The combined effects of disastrous weather conditions in 1908-09, a national economic downturn, and a major infestation of the Mexican Boll Weevil in 1914 . . . — — Map (db m161904) HM
Frances Marie Sparks, a native of North Carolina and daughter of Daniel and Kezziah Sparks, married Thomas Brown in 1865. They lived in Grayson County, Texas, before moving to a 410 - acre farm near here about 1876. During the 1880s and 1890s . . . — — Map (db m161895) HM
Railroad construction in Texas, interrupted by the Civil War and by the national economic depression of the early 1870s, began a period of recovery in the late 1870s and early 1880s. Chartered on May 31, 1879, the Texas Central Railway was owned . . . — — Map (db m161909) HM
Founded 1854, as Troy. Later renamed in honor of a Miss Beeman of Bell County. In 1856 organization of Comanche County — then extending farther south and east than today's boundaries — Cora became county seat. A log cabin residence in . . . — — Map (db m162144) HM
The community of Evergreen began to take shape in the late 1860s. A small strip of land was donated for a community cemetery in 1885 when Mrs. W.F. Hampton was the first recorded person to be interred on this site. A post office was established in . . . — — Map (db m162156) HM
Settlers began arriving in this area of Comanche County in the 1870s. Among the pioneers were members of the Blankenship family, who inherited land granted to brothers Christopher and A.K. Clark for Republic of Texas military service. The first . . . — — Map (db m162148) HM
Began as "Cordwood Junction", siding on the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railroad. Flatcars loaded wood here to be shipped over a wide area. As demand for the fuel increased, the railroad built a station house at site.
It was named in 1892 for O.H. . . . — — Map (db m184463) HM
Originally established 1870, one-half mile north on banks of the Leon river. Named for George Lamkin, donor of land for townsite. Business firms included general store, blacksmith shop, gin, post office and drugstore. Despite several floods and . . . — — Map (db m162190) HM
Pioneer settlers of this area of Comanche County arrived in the mid-1850s and established a town named for the nearby South Leon River. P.W. Brewer set aside land for a cemetery and church in 1872. Although earlier unmarked burials exist here, the . . . — — Map (db m200867) HM
First Baptist church formed in Comanche County. Organized by the Rev. Richard Howard and 8 charter members, under a brush arbor built here, 1857. Early services were held in a log schoolhouse (300 ft. W). Later, combination church-school was built . . . — — Map (db m200848) HM
Began about 1870 when William Yarborough and J.A. Wright, early settlers, located on Jimmie's Creek. As a community developed, the settlers built a log schoolhouse near a spring, in 1877. W.D. Cox was the first teacher. The Methodist Church was . . . — — Map (db m162105) HM
William Driscol Cox (1839-97) and his wife Amanda (Shugart) moved with their family from Tennessee to Texas in 1872. Cox taught in Robertson County then (1876) bought and moved to a 300-acre ranch at this site. He taught the first school in Sidney . . . — — Map (db m162130) HM
Pioneer farmer and rancher William Pendergrass (1818-98) and his wife, Emaline (1819 -1907), moved from Tennessee to Smith County, Texas, in 1849. They first came to Comanche County in 1859, then settled here permanently after a brief return to . . . — — Map (db m162139) HM
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