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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cumberland County, North Carolina
Adjacent to Cumberland County, North Carolina
▶ Bladen County (10) ▶ Harnett County (31) ▶ Hoke County (6) ▶ Moore County (16) ▶ Robeson County (17) ▶ Sampson County (7)
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| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Plantation home of John Smith, used as Confederate hospital during the Battle of Averasboro, March 16, 1865. — — Map (db m41995) HM |
| On Burnett Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 1st Division 1st Brigade 2nd Brigade 5th Conn. 46th PA. 2nd Mass. 13th NJ 123rd NY. 141st NY. 107th NY. 150th NY. 3rd Wisc 3rd Brigade 82nd Ill. 101st Ill. 61st Oh. 82nd Oh. 143rd NY. 31st Wisc 3rd Division 1stBrigade 2nd . . . — — Map (db m14737) HM |
| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the left when traveling south. |
| | General W. B. Taliaferro’s division occupied trenches crossing the road at this point, March 15-16, 1865. — — Map (db m14734) HM |
| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) 0.8 miles north of Overcreek Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | From a point 50 yards west three batteries of artillery under Major J. A. Reynolds shelled the Confederate first line of earthworks. — — Map (db m31600) HM |
| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82) at Ross W Road (State Highway 1801), on the left when traveling south on Burnett Road. |
| | The 1865 home of William Smith, 100 yards East, was used as a hospital for Union troops in the Battle of Averasboro, March 15-16, 1865. — — Map (db m14745) HM |
| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The brigade of Colonel A.M. Rhett was repulsed 300 yards West on March 16, 1865, by Union troops under Colonel Henry Case. — — Map (db m14736) HM |
| On Burnett Road (State Highway 82), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Elliott’s Brigade 22nd GA BN 28th GA BN Hanleiter’s BN Manigault’s BN 2nd SC Heavy Arty BN Gist Guard Arty 6th NC BN Armory Guards Rhett’s Brigade 1st SC Inf (Reg) 1st SC Heavy Arty BN Lucas’s SC BN Artillery Batallion . . . — — Map (db m14735) HM |
| On Bradford Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1897 by Fayetteville businessman E. A. Poe and his wife, Josephine, the house is part of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. It is representative of upper-middle-class homes of the period. Tours offer a glimpse of life in the . . . — — Map (db m24447) HM |
| On Bradford Avenue at Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Bradford Avenue. |
| | This tablet marks the site of an important arsenal of the Confederate government. Authorized by the United States Congress, 1836; captured by North Carolina, April 22, 1861; transferred to the Confederate government, June 5, 1861; and destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m24327) HM |
| | Crises cause us to act. The crisis created by the United States' military unpreparedness during the War of 1812 resulted in the planning and building of additional arsenals for the nation's defense. Congress appropriated monies in 1836 for an . . . — — Map (db m24362) HM |
| | These stones formed part of the foundations for buildings within the main arsenal compound. When United States troops destroyed the arsenal in 1865, local citizens salvaged usable building materials. The state moved these remaining stones when the . . . — — Map (db m24359) HM |
| On Gillespie Street at Transportation Drive, on the right when traveling south on Gillespie Street. |
| | Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914, 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe." — — Map (db m24633) HM |
| On Gillespie Street at Halliday Street, on the right when traveling north on Gillespie Street. |
| | Second national bank opened branch in 1818 in Fayetteville. Bank operated, 1820-1835, in house one block east. — — Map (db m30882) HM |
| On Person Street at Dunn Road, on the left when traveling west on Person Street. |
| | (preface)
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush . . . — — Map (db m70380) HM |
| On Ramsey Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Last Confederate officer in Congress, 1911-1930; lawyer & lt.-governor. Grave is 2 blks. east. — — Map (db m30905) HM |
| On Person Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling east on Person Street. |
| | Colonial river port, incorporated in 1762. Later merged with Cross Creek to form the town of Fayetteville. — — Map (db m30872) HM |
| On Gillespie Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Negro novelist and short story writer, teacher and lawyer. Taught in a school which stood here. — — Map (db m30892) HM |
| On Hay Street at Market Square, on the right when traveling west on Hay Street. |
| | William R. Davie's bill to charter the University was adopted by the General Assembly meeting nearby, Dec. 11, 1789. — — Map (db m24399) HM |
| |
In memory of the
Confederate Dead
On Fames eternal camping ground
Their silent Tents are spread.
Rest on embalmed & sainted dead
Dear as the blood ye gave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps
Or honor . . . — — Map (db m30896) HM |
| On Fort Bragg Road at Glenville Road, on the left when traveling west on Fort Bragg Road. |
| | Built in 1915 for the widows and daughters of state's Confederate veterans. Closed, 1981. Cemetery 300 yds. W. — — Map (db m30822) HM |
| On Green Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Marching to Wilmington after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, stopped with his army in this town in April, 1781. — — Map (db m30899) HM |
| On Bow Street at Person Street, on the left when traveling north on Bow Street. |
| | Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville. — — Map (db m24394) HM |
| On Cool Spring Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This is the oldest public cemetery in Fayetteville, begun in 1785. Mrs. Anne K. Kyle, who served as a nurse in the hospital here during the Civil War, established the Confederate Burial Ground soon after Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his army . . . — — Map (db m30940) HM |
| | 1. Cool Spring
Cool Spring is located on the south bank of Cross Creek, which winds its way through downtown Fayetteville. The spring was the primary soucre of water first for Native Americans and subsequently for the European pioneers. It . . . — — Map (db m31149) HM |
| On Dobbin Avenue when traveling west. |
| |
The Women of Cumberland
to their
Confederate Dead
May 20, 1861 - May 10, 1902
They died in defence of their
Rights
For they should fall the tears
of a nation's grief.
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, . . . — — Map (db m31143) HM |
| Near Bragg Boulevard south of Walter Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The rock base beneath Iron Mike has its own story. In July 1942 over 5,000 men arrived at Camp Toccoa for training as a new type of soldier, a Paratrooper. Over the next few years over 17,000 soldiers of the 501st, 506th, 511th, and the 517th . . . — — Map (db m77343) HM WM |
| On Franklin Street at Hay Street, on the left when traveling south on Franklin Street. |
| | Across the street is the Hale-Williams House, notable for the variety of architectural styles it incorporates as well as for the prominence of its builder, Edward Jones Hale. Hale bought this property in 1847 and constructed the house in the 1850s. . . . — — Map (db m70360) HM |
| | The engine house received its first engine in 1859 and served as the power source for the smith and gun carriage shops. — — Map (db m24419) HM |
| On Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | [Preface at top left]
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. . . . — — Map (db m24355) HM |
| On Murchison Road (State Highway 210) at Coley Drive, on the left when traveling south on Murchison Road. |
| | Est. 1867 as Howard School. State-supported since 1877. A part of The University of North Carolina since 1972. — — Map (db m24385) HM |
| On Person Street at Bow Street, on the right when traveling west on Person Street. |
| | Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block west. — — Map (db m24390) HM |
| On Green Street at Bow Street / Maiden Lane, on the left when traveling north on Green Street. |
| | Organized in 1800. The original building, begun in 1816, rebuilt on same walls after fire of 1831, stands one block east. — — Map (db m24392) HM |
| On Bow Street at Green Street, on the left when traveling west on Bow Street. |
| | Scottish heroine
resided here
1774 - 1775 — — Map (db m24445) HM |
| On Cool Spring Street at Hawley Lane, on the left when traveling south on Cool Spring Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30983) HM |
| | The lighter brick in this pad outlines the foundations of two shops, the smiths and the forging and casting. These shops were built simultaneously between 1839 and 1842. During Confederate occupation, these shops, along with the engine house, were . . . — — Map (db m24420) HM |
| On Ramsey Street (Business U.S. 401) at Quincy Street, on the right when traveling south on Ramsey Street. |
| | First president of Consolidated U.N.C., 1932-1949. U.S. senator; U.N. mediator, India & Pakistan. Birthplace was 50 yds. W. — — Map (db m30894) HM |
| | This area is where most woodworking operations took place. It was also known as the carpenter's shop. Wagon and gun carriage wheels, as well as other wooden parts, were made here. — — Map (db m24421) HM |
| On Person Street at Cool Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on Person Street. |
| | Free black cobbler & minister. Built first Methodist church in Fayetteville. Died 1810. Buried 2 blocks north. — — Map (db m30884) HM |
| On Robeson Street at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south on Robeson Street. |
| | Highsmith Hospital opened in 1901 on Green Street in downtown Fayetteville as the first private hospital in North Carolina. In 1926 the hospital was relocated to the corner of Hay Street and Bradford Avenue. The hospital opened on its present site . . . — — Map (db m70361) HM |
| On Murchison Road (State Highway 210) at Blue Street, on the right when traveling south on Murchison Road. |
| | First African American to serve in Congress, he represented Mississippi in Senate, 1870-1871. Born in Fayetteville. — — Map (db m24402) HM |
| On Raeford Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Secretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north. — — Map (db m24330) HM |
| On Green Street at Bow Street, on the left when traveling south on Green Street. |
| | President Emeritus
North Carolina State Firemen's Association
Born in Asheboro, N.C. March 4, 1850
Died in Fayetteville, N.C. February 9, 1927
A beloved citizen and courageous statesman
Six times Mayor of Fayetteville
Thrice President . . . — — Map (db m24448) HM |
| On Village Drive at Owen Drive, on the right when traveling west on Village Drive. |
| | Bishop of Charleston. He organized Roman Catholics in N.C. at Fayetteville Convention, & consecrated St. Patrick Church, 1829. Present church 4/10 mi. E. — — Map (db m24634) HM |
| On Gillespie Street at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south on Gillespie Street. |
| | On March 4-5, 1825, was guest of Fayetteville (named for him 1783), staying at home of Duncan McRae, on site of present courthouse. — — Map (db m24377) HM |
| On Person Street at Bow Street, on the right when traveling west on Person Street. |
| | This historic structure, circa 1791, is the oldest known commercial building in Fayetteville. It was restored as a community service by Fayetteville's hometown newspaper. — — Map (db m24432) HM |
| On Person Street at Bow Street, on the right when traveling west on Person Street. |
| | At or near this place
ever since known as
“Liberty Point”
was promulgated in
June 1775,
by patriots of the Cape Fear
A Declaration of Independence
of the British Crown. . . . — — Map (db m24431) HM |
| On South MacPherson Church Road near Raeford Road (Business U.S. 401), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Presbyterian. Founded by early Scottish settlers. Graves of Alexander MacPherson and T. H. Holmes, a Confederate general, 1 1/2 miles N. — — Map (db m121984) HM |
| On Ramsey Street (U.S. 401) at Lowdermilk Drive, on the right when traveling north on Ramsey Street. |
| | Chartered 1956 as four-year liberal arts college. Opened September 1960. University since 2006. — — Map (db m30572) HM |
| On Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | North Carolina's Civil War stories are as diverse as its landscape. The Outer Banks and coastal rivers saw action early in the war, as Union forces occupied the region. Stories abound of naval battles, blockade running, Federal raids, and the . . . — — Map (db m24357) HM |
| Near Arsenal Avenue west of Bradford Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The courses of lighter colored brick found in this brick pad represent foundations uncovered while preparing the area for construction. The walls were part of the main arsenal building which was started in 1838 and completed in fall of 1839. The . . . — — Map (db m70359) HM |
| On Green Street at Market Square, on the right when traveling north on Green Street. |
| | Built on site of the "State House," burned 1831, where the North Carolina Convention of 1789 ratified the Federal Constitution. — — Map (db m24397) HM |
| On Murchison Road just south of Patina Court. |
| | Muslim slave & scholar. African born, he penned autobiography in Arabic. 1831. Lived in a Bladen County and worshipped with local Presbyterians. — — Map (db m94902) HM |
| On Cool Spring Street at Meeting Street, on the right when traveling south on Cool Spring Street. |
| | The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry is North Carolina's oldest military unit and the second-oldest militia organization in the U.S.
At the start of the Civil War, after North Carolina seceded, the company enrolled in active service for . . . — — Map (db m31109) HM |
| On Green Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Fayetteville was the focal point for five plank roads, chartered 1849-52. The longest was built to Bethania, 129 miles northwest. — — Map (db m24395) HM |
| | This bridge dedicated
in memory of
Lenox Eugene Plummer
1914 - 1979
Fayetteville City Councilmember
for twenty four years
who encouraged this city to
“Always feed everyone
out of the same spoon”
John W. . . . — — Map (db m31202) HM |
| On Village Drive at Bryn Mawr Drive, on the left when traveling east on Village Drive. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m24636) HM |
| On Hay Street at Pittman Street, on the left when traveling east on Hay Street. |
| | Located one block to the north, on the north side of Maiden Lane, Scotch Spring was owned by two prominent citizens, Robert Cochran and John Hay, and was a major water source for Fayetteville in the late eighteenth century. Throughout the nineteenth . . . — — Map (db m30998) HM |
| On Hay Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
[Thistle symbol]
Commemorating the settlement
of the Upper Cape Fear by the
Highland Scotch
Two Hundredth Anniversary — — Map (db m31148) HM |
| On Hay Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Invading North Carolina,
Sherman's army occupied
Fayetteville, Mar. 11-14,
1865, destroying the
Confederate Arsenal,
which stood 1 mile W. — — Map (db m57295) HM |
| | This was the last of the four arsenal towers to be built. In the original plans, this tower was to be the guard and prison rooms. — — Map (db m24415) HM |
| On Arsenal Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The northwest tower (1) was the first of the arsenal's four towers to be built (1839-1840) and initially served as the facility's temporary office. The three-story octagonal towers protruded beyond the corners of the main compound and were a . . . — — Map (db m24365) HM |
| Near Interstate 95 at milepost 48, 1 mile south of Cedar Creek Rd (North Carolina Highway 53), on the right when traveling north. |
| | At Bentonville, General William T. Sherman's Union Army, advancing from Fayetteville toward Goldsboro, met and battled the Confederate Army of General Joseph E. Johnston. General Robert E. Lee had directed the Confederates to make a stand in North . . . — — Map (db m20535) HM |
| On Cool Spring Street at Meeting Street, on the right when traveling south on Cool Spring Street. |
| | [Front] Whereas in obedience to President George Washington's Militia Act and the threat of war with European powers, the F.I.L.I. was organized on or near this spot on August 23, 1793, under the leadership of Captain Robert Adam, . . . — — Map (db m31112) HM |
| On Whitfield Street at Camden Road (North Carolina Highway 1003), on the right when traveling west on Whitfield Street. |
| | Oldest N.C. newspaper still being published. Begun 1816 as weekly; daily since 1896. E. J. Hale, editor, 1824-1865. — — Map (db m24635) HM |
| On Green Street at Market Square, on the right when traveling north on Green Street. |
| | On Saturday morning, March 11, 1865, a brief skirmish took place here at the Market House as Confederate forces evacuated Fayetteville while Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army entered the town. A rear guard detachment under Gen. Wade Hampton . . . — — Map (db m24442) HM |
| On Dick Street south of Halliday Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Duncan McLeran constructed this two-story Federal-style dwelling in 1797. In 1820, the property was sold and remodeled to accommodate the Bank of the United States, the first federal bank in North Carolina. The house is named for John Sanford, a . . . — — Map (db m70374) HM WM |
| On Market Square, in the median. |
| | Lafayette was escorted from the Clarendon Bridge to the Town House, which stood at this site. A spacious stage had been erected in front of the Town House. The various military units formed lines on each side of the street, and Lafayette's carriage . . . — — Map (db m24449) HM |
| On Hay Street at Bradford Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Hay Street. |
| | Authorized by Congress 1836. Taken over by Confederacy, 1861. Destroyed March 1865, by Sherman. Ruins stand 2 blocks S.W. — — Map (db m24328) HM |
| On Grove Street (State Highway 24/210) at Cool Spring Street, on the left when traveling west on Grove Street. |
| | Acting Governor, 1854; Congressman, 1855-1861. Negotiated surrender of local U.S. arsenal in 1861. Grave 40 yds. SE. — — Map (db m30871) HM |
| |
Standard howitzer for German divisions.
This gun captured in Normandy, France
during June 1944. — — Map (db m31229) HM |
| |
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of the Crossing of the Waal River
Honoring our KIA's - MIA's
September 20, 1944
“C” Company, 307th Engineer Battalion
was in the assault wave with the
Third Battalion,
504th Parachute . . . — — Map (db m31508) HM |
| |
Carved in 1919 by a Georgia
stonesmason to pay tribute
to the 82D Division's 328th
Infantry. Moved from Camp
Gordon, Georgia first home
of the 82D, to Fort Bragg in
the 1950s
[Rock Inscription reads]
Dedicated to the memory
of . . . — — Map (db m31495) HM |
| |
In honor and memory of
the paratrooopers of the
4th Battalion,
325th Airborne
Infantry Regiment,
“The Gold Falcons” — — Map (db m31493) HM |
| |
Activated 25 August 1917
Reactivated 25 March 1942
Reorganized and redesignated
an airborne division
15 Augus 1942
To Our Honored Dead
Campaigns
Lorraine • St. Mihiel • Meuse-Argonne
Sicily • Naples-Foggia • Anzio . . . — — Map (db m31179) WM |
| Near Reilly Street 0.1 miles south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Base In honor of airlifters past, present and future Back This memorial dedicated by members of Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 367 and Noncommissioned Officers Open Mess, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 12 June . . . — — Map (db m43998) HM |
| On Woodruff Street west of Sturgis Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This housing area is named in memory of courageous airborne troops of the U.S. Army who refused to surrender during the intense and bitter fighting against a numerically superior enemy, 19 December 1944 - 15 January 1945, in the area of Bastogne . . . — — Map (db m43972) HM |
| On Randolph Street west of Bragg Boulevard (North Carolina Highway 87). |
| | In honor of
Braxton Bragg
Lieutenant Colonel, USA
General, CSA
Born: Warrenton N.C.
22 March 1817
Died: Galveston, Texas
27 September 1876
War Department General Order No. 77, 21 August 1918, established Camp Bragg, N.C. in . . . — — Map (db m62493) HM WM |
| On Reilly Street 0.1 miles south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (top)
C-119C, Serial Number 50-33182.
This aircraft was originally Serial Number 50-0128.
On loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Fairchild C-119, better known as the "Flying Boxcar", was capable of . . . — — Map (db m44001) HM |
| On Reilly Street 0.1 miles south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
(top)
C-123K, Serial Number 54-0372.
This aircraft was originally Serial Number 54-0669.
It is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Fairchild C-123 was capable of carrying 60 fully equipped . . . — — Map (db m44002) HM |
| On Reilly Street 0.1 miles south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
The mission of the Lockheed C-130 is to provide rapid transportation of personnel or cargo for delivery by air-drop or by air-land. The aircraft can be used as a tactical transport carrying 92 ground troops or 64 paratroopers and equipment. It . . . — — Map (db m44003) HM |
| |
First flown by the Army in the 1960s,
the C-7 was used to provide logistic
support, particularly in Vietnam. Used
to support airborne training through
the 1970s. This aircraft was used by
the U.S. Army Parachute Demonstration
Team, the . . . — — Map (db m31236) HM |
| |
First aircraft with jump doors
on both sides of fuselage. Used
for airborne operations in
1945 to early 1950s. — — Map (db m31230) HM |
| On Reilly Street 0.1 miles south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
(top)
C-47D, Serial Number 44-118427
This aircraft was originally serial number 44-76462.
It is on loan from the U.S. Air Force Museum Program.
(middle)
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the military version of the DC-3, was . . . — — Map (db m43999) HM |
| |
Known as the “Skytrain”, the
C-47 was the workhorse of
the Army Air Corps transport
units. Carried 82D troopers
into battle at Sicily, Salerno,
Normandy, and Holland — — Map (db m31231) HM |
| On Reilly Street south of Bomard Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | As enlisted men and women of our great nation, nothing captures our professionalism more than the Oath of Enlistment. It states... "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I . . . — — Map (db m44007) HM |
| |
Used to support airborne operations
from the 1940s through the 1960s.
First aircraft to handle large parachute
loads containing 3/4 ton trucks and
105-mm howitzers. — — Map (db m31492) HM |
| |
Developed in the 1950s as an assault
transport. The fullsection rear ramp door
made this an ideal aircraft for support of
airborne operations from the 1950s into
the 1970s. — — Map (db m31234) HM |
| On Bragg Boulevard (State Highway 24/87) at Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on Bragg Boulevard. |
| | Established 1918 as U.S. field artillery training center. Named for N.C. native Braxton Bragg, Lt. Col., USA; Gen., CSA. — — Map (db m30973) HM |
| On Bragg Boulevard at Randolph Street, on the right when traveling south on Bragg Boulevard. |
| | In 1951 superintendant Mildred Poole integrated Riley School 1 mi. S.W. three years before U.S. Supreme Court mandate. — — Map (db m134415) HM |
| On Randolph Street at Armistead Street, in the median on Randolph Street. |
| |
In honor of
Airborne Troopers
whose courage,
dedication, and
traditions make them
the world's finest
fighting soldiers — — Map (db m31176) HM |
| On Reilly Street south of Interceptor Road/Hurst Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Aviation Pioneer 1879-1918 Presented by citizens of Bedford, Indiana — — Map (db m43971) HM |
| | This six ton Sheridan from C Company,
3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor, was dropped by
parachute into Panama on 20 December
1989 during Operation JUST CAUSE.
The Sheridan replaced the Scorpion
in the late 1960s, but Panama was the
first time . . . — — Map (db m31476) HM |
| |
A fully-tracked 90mm gun developed in
the 1950s to provide airborne troops with
a mobile antitank weapon. Used by airborne
armored battalions and airborne infantry
tank companies in the 1960s. — — Map (db m31491) HM |
| Near Desert Storm Drive 0.1 miles west of Yadkin Road & Reilly Street intersection when traveling east. |
| | During his long and illustrious career, Major Meadows embodied all of those qualities that mark the unique individuals serving in Special Operations Forces. Major Meadows’ extraordinary achievements throughout his dedicated service with Army Special . . . — — Map (db m31484) HM |
| Near Reilly Street south of Bomard Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dedicated to the men and women who flew and maintained these aircraft. Responding to the call to arms, they embraced the difficult challenges and held high the proud heritage of the United States Air Force. This monument stands guard at Pope's . . . — — Map (db m44004) HM |
| On Rielly Street south of Bomard Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Front In honor of those Pope airmen who have given their lives for their country while performing flying duties * * * * * * Dedicated to the memory of those who were killed in a C-130 accident on November 30, 1978 Robert J. Caton • . . . — — Map (db m44005) HM |
| On Reilly Street south of Bomard Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Dedicated to the memory of those Pope airmen who lost their lives in a C-130 accident at Sicily extraction zone on July 1, 1987 Capt. Garry M. Bardo, Jr. • A1C Albert G. Dunse • Capt. John B. Keiser, III • TSgt Timothy J. Matar — — Map (db m44006) HM |
| |
Named in honor of
Colonel Arthur C. Stang III
13 Mar 37 - 2 Sep 80
Former commander of the 3d Brigade
and Chief of Staff, 82d Airborne Division
who was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal
for outstanding contributions to . . . — — Map (db m31184) HM |
| |
Developed late in World War II, the 90mm
was the most powerful American antitank
weapon of that conflict. It was used by
the 82nd Airborne Division in the postwar
era between 1946 and 1956. — — Map (db m31475) HM |
| | Nicknamed the Huey, helicopters
of this type supported Division
airmobile operations in the 1960s
and 1970s. The UH-1 was also
capable of dropping paratroopers
or sling loading heavy equipment — — Map (db m31465) HM |
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