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By William Fischer, Jr., December 23, 2008
Lighter-Than-Air Flight Marker
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1 ► Ohio, Noble County, Ava — 2-61 — Crash of the USS Shenandoah / Lighter-Than-Air Flight —
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) at Rayner Road, on the right when traveling south on Marietta Road.
Crash of the USS Shenandoah September 3, 1925 On a stormy autumn morning in 1925, the giant Navy airship, christened Shenandoah, crashed near this site. Initially, the Shenandoah was commissioned to perform . . . — — Map (db m15998) HM
2 ► Ohio, Noble County, Ava — U.S.S. Shenandoah —
On Marietta Road (Ohio Route 821) 0.5 miles north of Rayner Road, on the right when traveling north.
To the memory of those who lost their lives on the U.S.S. Shenandoah September 3, 1925 Commander Zachary Lansdowne, U.S.N. Lieutenant Commander Lewis Hancock, Jr., U.S.N. Lieutenant John Bullard Lawrence, U.S.N. Lieutenant Arthur . . . — — Map (db m15995) HM
3 ► Ohio, Noble County, Ava — U.S.S. Shenandoah —
On Shenandoah Road (County Route 112), on the right.
Crashed over Noble County September 3, 1925 Control Car - Site One — — Map (db m15992) HM
4 ► Ohio, Noble County, Sharon — U.S.S. Shenandoah —
On McConnelsville Road (Ohio Route 78), on the right when traveling west.
Crashed over Noble County, Ohio Sept. 3, 1925 Fore Section - Site 3 Noble Co. Bicentennial Commission 1875 - 1976 — — Map (db m18025) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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