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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26N5_phantom-ii_Quartzsite-AZ.html
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was a multi-service aircraft, served as primary fighter with Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps during Vietnam era. Carrying a crew of two, Pilot and Weapon Systems Officer, it was capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OU2_748th-tank-battalion_Bouse-AZ.html
The 748th Tank Battalion, Medium was activated on 20 August 1942 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. The Rhinos headed for Fort Knox on the 15th of April 1943 for training and on 20 April 1943 were reorganized as a special battalion equipped with CDL spotlig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C6P_hi-jolly_Quartzsite-AZ.html
The famous camel herd with which the name of Hi Jolly is linked constitutes an interesting sidelight of Arizona history....Jefferson Davis (afterward president of the Southern Confederacy), as Secretary of War, approved a plan to experiment with c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCU_736th-tank-battalion-m-sp_Bouse-AZ.html
Camp BouseSeptember 1943 to March 1944"The Kid Battalion"From Normandy to the Elbe:·Normandy·Northern France·Ardennes·Rhineland·Central Europe
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9F_george-l-wendt_Bouse-AZ.html
United States ArmyWorld War II1924 - 2002 Whose dedication to the memory of his brothers inarms, who fell in the Battle of the Ardennes, made thishistorical park possible.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY9A_colorado-river-ferries_Cibola-AZ.html
Ferries of various size and design once provided transportation across the lower Colorado River linking Arizona with California, Nevada and Utah. Ferrymen plied their trade from Yuma to Pearce Ferry. The first ferry on the river was started at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRQ9_in-memory-of-eight-ball-morale-officer_Bouse-AZ.html
He was our drinking buddyWhile on dutyHe drank our beerHe wasFull of good cheerAnd went to the nurses' quarters around the bendAnd came to an untimely end,Of the Colonel, he was unawareThat it would be the crime of all timeIf he ate the nurses' un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEP_a-c-mercantile-company_Bouse-AZ.html
This building was built prior to 1912. The mercantile was known to do business with the A & C and Swansea railroads in 1916. It has been open continuously since that time. Bouse postmaster Cora L. Johnston moved the US Post Office to the store in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDB_palo-verde-irrigation-district-diversion-dam_Parker-AZ.html
Dedicated to the many pioneers that recognized the potential and value to our Valley of a gravity irrigation system, and the sacrifices made obtaining it. In particular, to honor the following three persons, whose contributions uniquely contri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQCR_tysons-well_Quartzsite-AZ.html
Dug by hand around 1864 by a miner named Tyson. This 40-foot-deep well marked the spot around which grew the town of Quartzsite. Originally known as "Tyson's Well," "Tyson Wells," or "Tyson's Wells," the small community served as an important wate…
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