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During World War II, Evansville was the site of a Republic Aviation factory that built Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. [1]Plans to obtain an aircraft for display in the city began as early as 1986, when a former supervisor at the plant, Frank Whetsel, purchased the wreckage of a P-47D, serial number 42-8320, that had crashed in Lake Kerr in Florida and founded the P-47 Heritage Commission.
The museum is located in the former home of union leader Eugene V. Debs. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The museum is maintained by the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation. Evansville African American Museum: Evansville: Vanderburgh: South: African American: website: Evansville Museum of Arts ...
Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville 38°02′31″N 87°32′13″W / 38.04194°N 87.53694°W / 38.04194; -87.53694 ( P-47 Thunderbolt Military; Business, Industry & Labor
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum (a.k.a. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, The Coliseum, Evansville Coliseum) is a multi-purpose auditorium and meeting space in downtown Evansville, Indiana. History
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Sondra Matthews preserved Black history by pushing for the Evansville African Museum and spent 40 years reporting on the communities for Our Times.
The following is a list of museum ships of the United States military, ... Evansville: United States: 1942 LST Mk.3: Landing Ship, Tank [38] USS LST-393: United States
A tradition now in Evansville is the annual Dia de los Muertos event hosted at the Evansville Public Library West Branch in November.. From 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 2 the lawn, and inside the library, are ...