This District possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
The Coso Rock Art District contains the largest concentration of unaltered prehistoric petroglyphs and associated sites in North . . . — — Map (db m196327) HM
This is the first McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18A Hornet,
first flown in November 1978.
The F/A-18 has been and continues to
be a major asset in Naval Aviation.
Starting with the 1986 strikes against
Libya and currently with the fight . . . — — Map (db m272404) HM
The Grumman F11 F Tiger (later
F-1 1 A) was a new-technology,
supersonic follow-on to the F9F
Cougar/Panther fighters. The
Tiger went to the Fleet in 1957
but served actively only until the
Spring of 1961; the type
remained in training . . . — — Map (db m272477) HM
Early People at Fossil Falls - Life at the Edge of Volcanoes and Glaciers
An Oasis in the Past
Imagine this spot twelve thousand years ago. The
climate was much wetter than it is now. Large lakes
filled many of today's . . . — — Map (db m194960) HM
A more sophisticated follow-on to the MK III "Fat Man"
implosion-type device that was detonated over Nagasaki on 9 August
1945 to force an end to World War II. This was the first production
model. It was in service stockpiled from 1949 to . . . — — Map (db m153188) HM
Over the past centuries, Native Americans left abundant evidence of their culture in the vicinity of Little Lake. Little Lake is located along the obsidian trail
near a prehistoric obsidian mine. Obsidian was a valuable trade item used in making . . . — — Map (db m194958) HM
China Lake is one of the nation’s premier weapons laboratories. Established in 1943, China Lake supports Naval aviation and warfighter requirements, and will continue to arm the Fleet into the future. The Station conceived of and developed rockets . . . — — Map (db m168225) HM
Designed as a mid-sized business jet by North
American Aviation, its name was derived from the
similarity of the shape of its wing and tail to the
F-86 Sabre jet, also designed by North American.
The aircraft on display came to the . . . — — Map (db m272476) HM
