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Category : Homestead Army Air Field (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Homestead Army Air Field, Homestead, Florida
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Category : Homestead Army Air Field (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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Homestead, Florida
Author: Seth H. BramsonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625846452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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Originally settled prior to the coming of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1904, Homestead became only the second incorporated municipality in Dade County in 1913. A land of rich soil steeped in agricultural heritage, the area soon grew into a marvelously diverse city of more than sixty thousand residents. The foundation laid by the railroad gave way to the aviation industry when the city became home to Homestead Air Force Base, now Homestead Air Reserve Base. The city has also dealt with adversity, rebuilding itself from the devastation of Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Homestead is now the gateway to two national parks and is home to Homestead-Miami Speedway, a unique winery and a thriving business community. Join authors Seth H. Bramson and Bob Jensen as they detail the rich history of this South Florida gem.
Homestead Army Airfield
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville DistrictPublisher:
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Category : Homestead Army Airfield (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida
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Category : Homestead Air Reserve Base (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Homestead Air Force Base (AFB), Disposal and Reuse
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Author: Judge Advocate General's Department Board of Review Holidngs, Opinions and Reviews
Author: Community Stock Conversion Plan for Homestead Air Force Base, Homestead, Florida
Author: South Dade Coalition for Reconstruction, IncPublisher:
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
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Buckingham Army Air Field
Author: Chris WadsworthPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738586762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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For most people in Southwest Florida, the name Buckingham is just one more dot on a map--a rural area east of U.S. Interstate 75. But for a few years, it was so much more. Starting in 1942, it was the site of the Buckingham Army Air Field--home to some 16,000 men and women supporting the United States' World War II efforts. Airplanes roared in the skies over Lee County and reflected off the azure waters of the Gulf of Mexico as tens of thousands of young men trained as aerial gunners. Learning to target and bring down enemy aircraft with their guns was critical to America's success in both the European and Pacific theaters. On the ground, trucks rumbled across the mammoth base, soldiers marched in review under the hot Florida sun, and an entire town sprang up on what was once swampland. Barracks were built, along with stores, nightclubs, churches, and even a hospital with its own baby ward. Today the memories of Buckingham Army Air Field can be found hiding in plain sight, including a working airport that was once the heart of the base.
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