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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y9R_the-huey-uh-1h-was-the-work-horse-of-vietnam_McDonough-GA.html
This Huey UH-1H model 205 Serial Number 72-21481 was manufactured by Bell Helicopter in 1972. The helicopter was placed in service at Fort Rucker, Ozark, Alabama as the commanding General's Helicopter. The helicopter was in military service until …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y4Y_floyd-chapel-baptist-church_Stockbridge-GA.html
Floyd Chapel Baptist Church was a safe place for African Americans to worship in the early 1800s. One of the first churches in Stock bridge, its original location was approximately 1.5 miles north, off of what is now called East Atlanta Road. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3S_millers-saw-mill-replica-historical_McDonough-GA.html
The saw mill was manufactured after World War II (1940's) by Corinth Machinery Company and is a replica of the saw mill used at Miller's Mill on Hwy. 155 North. The planning mill is a Berlin No. 108 Open-Side Moulder manufactured in early 1900's a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3R_steam-locomotive-historical_McDonough-GA.html
This H.K. Porter Steam Engine, Tank 0-4-0 locomotive is similar to the one involved in the Camp Creek Wreck of 1900 in McDonough. Coincidentally, the locomotive's number is the same as that of the Camp Creek engine: the "Old #7." This locomotive w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3Q_mcdonough-public-library-historical_McDonough-GA.html
This building served as McDonough's library from 1953 until the 1970s. George Alexander, president of Planter's Warehouse and Lumber Company, donated one of their storage buildings in order to get a city library started. It remained in use as a li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3P_ola-schoolhouse-historical_McDonough-GA.html
Prior to the 1950s, the "one room schoolhouse" was a standard feature in rural America. All students, regardless of age or grade, were frequently taught in one large classroom. This building served as the Ola Elementary School on Snapping Shoals R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3O_detached-cookhouse-historical_McDonough-GA.html
Cookhouses were often built as separate structures from the main family dwelling prior to the 1930's. This arrangement was due to the fire hazard posed by kitchens of that day. If fire was to break out in the kitchen, it could be contained there w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3N_clements-log-cabin-historical_McDonough-GA.html
Turner Hunt Clements, an early settler, built this log cabin in the 1820's. It originally stood on Georgia Highway 20, northeast of McDonough and is one of the oldest buildings in Henry County. The last to live in this cabin were George and Shirle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3M_laness-place-historical_McDonough-GA.html
Lane's country store was built in 1921 and originally stood at the intersection of Rock Quarry Road and Highway 42 in Stockbridge. It served officially as the company store for the quarry, but unofficially it was the social haunt for men in that a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BVV_kilpatricks-raid-at-the-nash-farm_Hampton-GA.html
As the last of Minty's skirmishers withdrew, Kilpatrick and Eli Murray realign King's 3rd and 5th Kentucky to confront the quiescent Confederate infantry. At the other end of the field, facing the opposite direction, Fielder Jones' brigade, Captai…
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