"Tiny" Broadwick

"Tiny" Broadwick (HM1BQV)

Location: Henderson, NC 27536 Vance County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 18.491', W 78° 26.325'

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1893-1978

Aviation pioneer; first woman to parachute from an airplane, 1913. Demonstrated use of parachutes to Army, 1914. Grave 200 yds N.
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HM NumberHM1BQV
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Marker NumberG 117
Year Placed2004
Placed ByNorth Carolina Division of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 5:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 729960 N 4021176
Decimal Degrees36.30818333, -78.43875000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 18.491', W 78° 26.325'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 18' 29.46" N, 78° 26' 19.50" W
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Area Code(s)252, 919
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3491 Ushy 158 Bus, Henderson NC 27536, US
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