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Fort Wainwright was formerly known as Ladd Field (1939–1945) and Ladd Air Force Base (1947–1961); it was renamed Fort Wainwright in honor of General Jonathan M. Wainwright, a Medal of Honor recipient for his courageous leadership as commander of U.S. forces during the fall of the Philippines in World War II.
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works (DPW) is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States. The department oversees solid waste (e.g., garbage) and recyclables collection, street cleaning, parking enforcement, and governmental vehicle procurement, maintenance and fueling. [2]
Ladd Army Airfield (IATA: FBK, ICAO: PAFB, FAA LID: FBK) is the military airfield located at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was originally called Fairbanks Air Base , but was renamed Ladd Field on 1 December 1939, [ 4 ] in honor of Major Arthur K. Ladd , a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps who died in a plane crash near Dale, South ...
The museum opened in 1982 and was operated under the auspices of the Baltimore Department of Public Works. On February 3, 2010, the city announced that the museum would close immediately due to budget constraints. [1] Since then, various efforts have been made to re-open the Baltimore Public Works Museum.
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, first proprietor of the Maryland colony: 844,703: 682 sq mi (1,766 km 2) Baltimore City: 510: Baltimore City: 1851: Founded in 1729. Detached in 1851 from Baltimore County: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, first proprietor of the Maryland colony: 565,239: 92 sq mi (238 km 2) Calvert County: 009: Prince ...
Federal Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, that lies just to the south of the city's central business district.Many of the structures are included in the Federal Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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Liberty Reservoir is a reservoir west of Baltimore, Maryland; about a mile north of Patapsco Valley State Park's McKeldin area. It is owned by the City of Baltimore Department of Public Works, but is located outside the city, and it divides Baltimore and Carroll Counties .