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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSO6_mcdonnell-douglas-f-15a-eagle_Joint-Base-Lewis-McChord-WA.html
On 10 June 1983 McChord's 318th FIS received its first F-15 replacing the units venerable F-106. The 318th "Green Dragons" captured the 1984 Hughes Achievement Trophy, presented to USAF's Top Fighter Squadron. In 1989, plans to convert the 318th F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSO5_convair-f-106a-delta-dart_Joint-Base-Lewis-McChord-WA.html
F-106A S/N 56-0459 was the primary aircraft flown during USAF's World Speed Record operation named "Project Firewall". Piloting another F-106, Capt. Joe Rogers set the record of 1595.95 MPH on 15 December 1959, a record that stands today for a sin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRUF_lakewood-veterans-memorial_Lakewood-WA.html
In honor of the men and women who served in the armed forces of the United States of America. They served, and many sacrificed their lives, not only to preserve the freedoms which we enjoy today, but to bring freedom to people and nations througho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQVH_ross-memorial_Dupont-WA.html
Named in honor of M/Sgt Wilburn K. Ross who was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 30 October 1944 near St. Jacques, France. After his unit, Company G, 30th Infantry, 3rd I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQVG_global-war-on-terrorism-memorial_Dupont-WA.html
Tablet #1On September 11, 2001, nineteen Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States homeland. In less than 4 hours they killed nearly 3,000 men, women and children.
Countless extraordinary Americans answered the call to defend this great na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQLR_old-oregon-trail_Puyallup-WA.html
Front of Marker:Monument ExpeditionCamp One29 Jan 1906Left Side of Marker:This stone is donated byGregory L. MeekerCousin to EzraIn honor of Bobby and Helen Meeker who taught their son the love of family and community.Also donated by Raymond L. Ka…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPTL_sacagawea_Pasco-WA.html
The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped nearby on October 16 and 17, 1805 on its way to the Pacific Ocean. One of the members of the Expedition was a young Northern Shoshone, Sacagawea.
During the winter of 1804-05 at Fort Mandan, in present-day …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPRB_beck-memorial_Ellensburg-WA.html
Fiery FloodsTwenty-five million years ago, this area was a land of meandering streams and lush, rolling hills. Then came the first lave flow. Long cracks or vents opened in the earth and lava flooded the land spreading like water. The lava cooled …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQI_the-olmstead-place_Ellensburg-WA.html
It's hard to imagine, but you are about to enter a fertile valley. Named for the Indians who lived here time immemorial, the Kittitas Valley was the destination of many American settlers who came to the Washington Territory in the 1860s. Rich, nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPQG_lava-flows_Ellensburg-WA.html
Imagine standing here millions of years ago on the edge of a huge plain fringed by distant mountains. Cypress trees grow in the swamps. Maple, sycamore, ginkgo, sequoia, and fir cover the nearby hills and mountains. Ancestors of rhinoceroses and c…