M60 Combat Tank - RHIT - Terre Haute, IN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 39° 29.101 W 087° 19.386
16S E 472214 N 4370651
Tank is located on the campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Waymark Code: WM62RY
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
Views: 7

During World War I Rose Poly (prior name for the school) trained students in technical subjects like vehicle maintenance, and created a ROTC Engineer unit. During World War II the ROTC unit was replaced with an Army Specialized Training Unit and students could enter and graduate after every quarter in order to support the war effort. This enrollment schedule continued through the post-war years until 1951. A tank is located behind one of the academic buildings as a reminder of Rose Poly's war contributions. reference While similar to the Patton M48, BruceS pointed out for my waymark downtown that the M48 has five upper wheels on the tread, while a M60 has only three. Corrected both waymarks.
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None - located behind academic buildings off lower parking lot


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