Liberty Armory Site Historical Marker
N 31° 51.008 W 081° 35.143
17R E 444585 N 3523973
Liberty Armory Site Historical Marker on US 84/GA 38 at 101st Coast Artillery Dr in Hinesville, Georgia
Waymark Code: WM1M4Y
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2007
Views: 37
"Returning from the Revolution, the soldiers of Liberty County re-organized themselves into a troop of cavalry, known as the Liberty Dragoons, later the Liberty Independent Troop, the oldest cavalry company in Georgia. In continuous existence since that time, this military company has participated in every war in which the country has been engaged since the Revolution. As late as 1916 the troop served as a cavalry company on the Mexican Border.
When the company went to France in World War I, it was converted to Company B, 106th Field Signal Battalion. In World War II, it became Battery B, 101st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion and took part in the campaign in New Guinea. During the Korean conflict the battery served at Czamp Stewart, Ga., and at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
At this armory site have taken place some of the most brilliant and colorful tournaments and parades of the Old South.
089-4A Georgia Historical Commission 1954
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 089-4A
Date: 1954
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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