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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25UJ_tucson_Tucson-AZ.html
Tucson, one of the oldest towns in the United States, was originally developed as a Hohokam Indian Village called Stook-zone, meaning water at the foot of black mountain.
Spanish settlers arrived in the Tucson area in 1776, and fought along sid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25FD_world-war-ii-memorial-park-a-war-memorial_Tucson-AZ.html
World War II Memorial Park
Dedicated to
The Men and Women Who Unselfishly
Served and Supported the
United States of America and its Allies
During World War II
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYL_the-vacuum-telescope-historical_Sells-AZ.html
The Vacuum Telescope
The accompanying picture shows a cross section of the solar vacuum telescope. This facility, built in 1973, is used to study the evolution of sunspots and other solar magnetic fields. It is operated daily by the National Sol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYK_the-mcmath-solar-telescope-historical_Sells-AZ.html
This drawing shows the interior of the McMath solar telescope. You are looking at only part of telescope which is above ground. The tunnel for the light beam and the observing rooms where the scientific work is done are buried under the mountain. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYJ_the-wiyn-observatory-historical_Sells-AZ.html
The octagon-shaped building that you see in the distance is the enclosure for the telescope of the WIYN Observatory. Completed in 1994, WIYN is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the Nationa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XYI_steward-observatory-historical_Sells-AZ.html
Steward Observatory
90 inch Reflector
University of Arizona
Erected 1967
Board of Regents
Jack Williams Governor · George W. Chambers President · Elwood W. Bradford · Sarah Folsom · Wesley P. Gross &…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XVH_kitt-peak-national-observatory-historical_Sells-AZ.html
Kitt Peak
National Observatory
Founded 1958
The observatory's objectives are to
strengthen basic research and education
in astronomy throughout the United States, its
territories and possessions. The observatory is
available to qualified p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WG8_airmen-memorial-bridge-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
On November 30, 1944, at 7:40 A.M. 18 airmen from Davis-Monthan Army Air Field died following a mid-air collision between two B-24 Liberator Bombers over the Pantano Wash. This bridge is dedicated to those brave men who lost their lives while on a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WF9_uss-arizona-mall-memorial-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
This memorial honors the sacrifice made by the USS Arizona crew when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. We remember the 1,177 who lost their lives, their 337 surviving shipmates, and all of their families. The plaza's flagpole represen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WF1_the-fort-lowell-flagstaff-historical_Tucson-AZ.html
The flagstaff has been the one constant feature of all military establishments since the creation of the U.S. Army in 1784.No matter what era or architectural style, the flagstaff has remained at the center of the parade ground and at the center o…