Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
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flyingmoose
N 39° 11.197 W 078° 10.295
17S E 744293 N 4341297
located olong Westbound Route 50 on the edge of Downtown Winchester. There is parking available but no site to see here but old houses.
Waymark Code: WMJFF
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2006
Views: 21
25 October 1888 - 11 March 1957
Here was born and reared Richard Evelyn Byrd, aviator and polar explorer. A 1912 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, he received the Medal of Honor for the first flight over the North Pole in 1926, and made the first commerical nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927. In 1928 he organized and led the first of five Antartic expeditions, and flew over the South Pole in 1929. Byrd spent the winter of 1934 alone a hundred miles from his base at Little America, conducting scientific experiments. Of his several books, the best known is Alone. Byrd is regarded as the father of the Antartic Peace Treaty, which bans the military use of Antartica. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Marker Number: Q 4-g
Marker Title: Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Marker Location: Westbound route 50
County or Independent City: Frederick
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources 1993
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