The Hampton Springs Hotel was built in 1908 and was destroyed by fire in 1954. The hotel was world renowned for its sulphur springs and baths known for their healing and medicinal powers. The luxurious hotel boasted lush gardens with elaborate . . . — — Map (db m17720) HM
"Liberation of Kuwait”
January 16, 1991 - February 27, 1991
In honor of those who served
In honor of those who died
Wounded 213
Deaths 133
POW/MIA 46
Total Casualties 392 — — Map (db m229936) WM
“POW / MIA Flag”
In honor and memory
of all Prisoners of War / Missing in Action
Veterans past - present and future
for unselfish Service, Valor and Sacrifice
Sponsored by
By Al and Ola Mae Grubbs
Roy and LaDonna . . . — — Map (db m229908) WM
The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and won victories for liberty, human . . . — — Map (db m230037) WM
In 1853, a family of free blacks established the Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church in what was then known as Rosehead, later Perry. The roots of African-American education in Taylor County began with this church, which remains the oldest . . . — — Map (db m67600) HM
The first war in which a world organization, the United Nations (UN), played a military role. The Korean War was a major challenge for the United Nations, which had come into existence only five years earlier. United Nations military lost 628,833 . . . — — Map (db m229965) HM WM
The “Forgotten War” is what the Korean War of 1950 through 1953 has been deemed, for many, it was a war that does not bring anything to memory. But for those who fought in it, and the family members who had loved one who fought and died, it has many . . . — — Map (db m229979) HM WM
Methodist Episcopal
Church South
Perry, Florida, Est. 1870
Sanctuary Built 1917
Placed on the National Register
of Historic Places 2015 — — Map (db m230040) HM
The Perry Army Air Base of World War II stood in an 862 acre area south and west of this point.
The 441st and 312th Fighter Squadrons of the Third Army Air Force trained replacement pilots for combat units worldwide.
The 338th Fighter . . . — — Map (db m17717) HM
Taylor County was created from Madison County on December 23, 1856. It was named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States and commander of U.S. Army forces in Florida during part of the Second Seminole War. The name of the county seat . . . — — Map (db m167493) HM
Taylor County's 50-mile coastline and shallow coastal waters made it ideal for manufacturing salt for the confederacy. By 1862 works were in operation in Jonesville (now Adam's Beach) and near the mouth of Blue Creek. Trading on the barter basis, . . . — — Map (db m163121) HM
Dedicated To All Veterans Whose
Valor, Blood, Sweat And Tears
Triumphed Over Tyranny
Let us not forget the sacrifice
that millions of service men and
women made for our country
and our freedom
We may never know all . . . — — Map (db m231101) WM
This park is
dedicated in
memory of all
Veterans who
served honorably
in the Armed
Forces of the
United States
of America
Taylor County Board of Commissioners
Patricia Patterson Chairwoman • Daryll T. Gunter Vice Chair • . . . — — Map (db m229887) WM
On August 7, 1964 The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, giving President Lyndon Johnson the power to take whatever actions he sees necessary to defend Southeast Asia. This set the stage for America's Longest war, eventually . . . — — Map (db m230031) HM WM
Vietnam veterans were 9.7% of their generation. 8,744,000 GI's were on active duty during the war.
3,403,100 personnel served in the SEA theater, (Vietnam Cambodia, Laos, flight crews in Thailand and sailors in adjacent South China sea waters.) . . . — — Map (db m229953) HM WM
3,403,000 veterans served in the Vietnam theater. Of those who died, 86.3% were Caucasian, 12.5% were Black, 1.2% were other races. Two thirds of those who served in Vietnam were volunteers. 77% of the combat deaths were volunteers. 17,579 married . . . — — Map (db m230026) HM WM
The Persian Gulf War of 1991 was fought between Iraq and a coalition of 39 countries. The United States government called the war "Operation Desert Storm”. The coalition had formed after Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990. On November 29, 1990, The . . . — — Map (db m229913) HM WM
April 6, 1917 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson declared war upon Germany. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those who know that the day has come when America . . . — — Map (db m230007) HM WM
World War I involved more countries and caused greater destruction than any other war except World War II. An assassin's (Gavrilo Princip) bullets which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the outbreak of World War I, and a system of military . . . — — Map (db m230011) HM WM
The World at War, the name commonly given to the global conflict of 1939-1945. It was the greatest and most destructive war in history. Whereas military operations in World War I were conducted primarily on the European continent, World War II . . . — — Map (db m230016) HM WM
This war started on September 1, 1939 when Germany under the command of dictator Adolf Hitler invaded
Poland. The United States did not enter the war until Japan attacked military bases at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii December 7, 1941. Germany, Italy, . . . — — Map (db m230018) HM WM
Robert M. Hendry moved from Georgia and purchased farmland in the Shady Grove area in 1852. Reverend Henry, a Methodist Circuit Rider in Florida and Georgia, served as the pastor of Friendship Church in Madison County. In 1872, members of the . . . — — Map (db m110897) HM
Located at the mouth of the Steinhatchee River, Deadman Bay was on Spanish maps by the early 1500s. Spanish Conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez came through the area in 1529 followed by Hernando de Soto ten years later. DeSoto crossed the Steinhatchee . . . — — Map (db m67599) HM
