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Dedicated To The 82nd Airborne Division Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/24/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Dedicate To The 82nd Airborne Division

This entire area used to be busy with activities of the 82nd Airborne. What an interesting place to walk around and try to imagine what buildings/activities used to go on here.


History
Originally constructed as an air transport command base, Coolidge Army Airfield served as an auxiliary operating base for Williams Field during World War II.

The original airfield was constructed with three runways in a triangular configuration. Of these three runways, two remain: Runway 17-35 and Runway 5-23. Numerous support facilities were constructed, of which a 120-foot by 80-foot hangar still remains.

On January 19,1950 the airfield was transferred to Pinal County since the airfield was no longer needed by the U.S. Department of the Army.

Pinal County owned and operated the airport until 1959 when the City of Coolidge obtained ownership of the airport. On March 2 1959 the airport was officially transferred from Pinal County ownership to the City of Coolidge.

Congratulations To The First Five Cachers who have found this cache.

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Cacher Date
1 Cog&Gil April 29, 2011
2 abeNanna April 30, 2011
3 Bucky & McGee April 30. 2011
4 Jeepers-creppers April 30, 2011
5 We C*M April 30, 2011

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