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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEN_post-hospital-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The post surgeon was the cornerstone of army medical care. He was either a medical officer or a local civilian. At Fort Lowell, 21 men served in this capacity, assisted by enlisted hospital stewards. The surgeon maintained the health of all milita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEM_infantry-barracks-laundresses-quarters-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The infantry barracks (no longer in existence) were 75 feet north of the hospital. The one-story building, like all of the barracks at Fort Lowell, had walls 20 inches thick, a dirt roof, and a wooden porch. The barracks were 20 feet wide and 145 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEL_fort-lowell-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
Has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
December 13, 1978
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WEK_fort-lowell-1873-1891-post-hospital-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The army originally established Camp Lowell in 1866 on the outskirts of Tucson. Because of unsanitary conditions there, in 1873 the army moved the post here, 7 miles northeast of Tucson. Fort Lowell, so designated in 1879, boasted four companies o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S2G_the-settlers-of-binghampton-arizona_Tucson-AZ.html
The first members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enter what is now Arizona were remnants of the Mormon Battalion. They arrived in the Valley of the Tucson Basin December 17, 1847, prepared for battle. However, the Mexican Ga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QW6_lockheed-sr-71-blackbird_Tucson-AZ.html
The SR-71 could cruise at speeds in excess of Mach 3, three times the speed of sound-at altitudes of 80,000 feet. On March 6, 1990 an SR-71 flew coast to coast in 68 minutes 17 seconds.
length-107ft. 5 in.
wingspan—55 ft. 7 in.
two Prat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QW5_presidential-aircraft_Tucson-AZ.html
Used by Presidents
Kennedy and Johnson
1961-1965
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LS3_home-for-saguaros_Tucson-AZ.html
The saguaro cactus before you owes its existence to the foresight of local residents. In the 1920s grazing and development threatened the saguaro's future. Saguaro forests began to disappear as mature cactuses were chopped to make way for new road…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LS2_where-have-all-the-saguaros-gone_Tucson-AZ.html
The view from this hill has changed a lot over the years. In the 1930s, this was the most spectacular cactus forest in Arizona. But no one knew that these aging giants were near the end of their lives. Today we speculate that mild weather in the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L76_mission-san-xavier-del-bac_Tucson-AZ.html
Mission San Xavier del Bac was founded by Father Eusebio Kino as a Catholic mission in 1692. This Baroque architecture style building is the oldest intact European structure in Arizona. Construction began in 1783 and was completed in 1797. The "Wh…