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Fort Hayes was a military post in Columbus, Ohio, United States.Created by an act of the United States Congress on July 11, 1862, the site was also known as the Columbus Arsenal until 1922, when the site was renamed after former Ohio Governor and later 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes. [2]
Chilliwack Airport was established in 1942 during World War II.Initially, it served as a training base for the Royal Canadian Air Force.After the war, the airport transitioned to a civilian role, becoming a focal point for regional aviation activities.
The Indian Head eagle is a $10 gold piece or eagle that was struck by the United States Mint continuously from 1907 until 1916, and then irregularly until 1933. The obverse and reverse were designed by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, originally commissioned for use on other denominations.
Confederate Treasury Notes were ultimately issued in 50¢, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000 denominations with a variety of designs, issuers, and redeemable obligations. The amount of currency issued under the various acts of the Confederate Congress totaled $1 .7 billion.
An aluminum sales tax token from the state of Washington, valued at 2 mills (1 ⁄ 5 cent) and good for the "tax on purchase of 10 cents or less" under the state's 2% retail sales tax law. The twelve states that issued these sales tax tokens were Alabama , Arizona , Colorado , Illinois , Kansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri , New Mexico ...
A New and Correct Map of the United States of North America Layd Down from the Latest Observations and Best Authorities Agreeable to the Peace of 1783. First map of the United States published in America. Previously owned by William L. Dayton and the New Jersey Historical Society. Abel Buell: 1784 December 2010 [125] $3.6 $2.10
[1] [3] [5] With this issue, military officials prohibited the use of non-overprinted notes and ordered all Hawaii residents to turn in regular notes for Hawaii-overprinted notes by July 15, 1942. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Beginning on August 15, 1942, no other paper U.S. currency could be used except under special permission.
Henley Field is a historic site in Lakeland, Florida.Built in 1922, it is located at 1125 North Florida Avenue.Clare Henley, for whom the park was named in 1942, encouraged its construction in an effort to persuade a professional baseball team to train there.