Thunderbird Park - Montgomery, Alabama
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xptwo
N 32° 22.570 W 086° 20.283
16S E 562268 N 3582324
Marker giving the history of the naming of a park for the USAF Thunderbirds.
Waymark Code: WMD6V2
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2011
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Thunderbird Park is a tiny urban park located just outside the Bell Street Gate to Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. This marker tells the story of the dedication of the park by the City of Montgomery in 1982 and the reason for the name.
Marker Name: Thunderbird Park
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The text of the marker reads:
Thunderbird Park
Dedicated by the people of Montgomery to the skilled pilots - past present and Future - who risk and give their lives to demonstrate the capabilities of air power to the American people.
The Thunderbirds: the Air Force's Ambassadors in Blue.
February 1, 1982
Emory Folmar, Mayor
Date Dedicated / Placed: February 1, 1982
Marker Number: Not listed
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