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M60-A1 Main Battle Tank – Fort Knox, Kentucky

December 20, 2022 0 Comments

M60-A1 Main Battle Tank - Fort Knox, Kentucky

The M60-A1 Main Battle Tank, seen on the Dixie Highway between West Point, and Fort Knox, Kentucky.  The M60 was developed from the M48 Patton beginning in 1959. The original design included an 105mm main gun. Over 15,000 were produced, with their largest deployment during the 1991 Gulf War. The US officially retired the M60 after Desert Storm, and the last in service were used by the National Guard in 1997. However a number of other countries still use the tank, with the largest being Egypt, with over 1,000 in operation. Other US tanks can be found on display at the George S. Patton Museum on the Fort Knox military base.

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Abraham Lincoln Mural – Springfield, Kentucky

December 8, 2022 0 Comments

Abraham Lincoln Mural - Springfield, Kentucky

A mural celebrating Abraham’s links to the city of Springfield, Kentucky. While not central to the life of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Kentucky was home for more than 30 years to much of the 16th president’s family, including Thomas Lincoln his father, Nancy Hanks his mother, and Mordecai Lincoln, his uncle.  The city is close to Hodgenville, where Thomas owned a 300 acre farm, and where Lincoln was born. It is also close to the Knob Creek farm the family moved to when Lincoln was the age of two. Today, the state of Kentucky maintains at Lincoln Homestead State Park,  significant historic buildings linked to the Lincoln family,  including the Francis Berry Home where Thomas courted Nancy Hanks, as well as the cabin of Mordecai Lincoln. The state park was established on land originally farmed by Mordecai Lincoln. 

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