Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - Harrisonville MO
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Dock, Blue West Public Boat Ramp, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Fritch TX, May 12, 2012
Row, row, row yer boat
It seemed like a good idea at the time...
Night camp
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Harrisonville MO
Walmart Supercenter Store #96, 1700 N State Route 291, Harrisonville, MO 64701 - (816) 884-5635
- Parking lot access a bit tight and RV unfriendly. Much of the lot is gently sloped.
- Verizon cell phone service- Very good
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service - Good service
- Locate this Walmart on my Night Camps map
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Heliograph routes of the 1890 Practice
The date was May 15th, 1890, and the Army's Department of Arizona had just completed a major heliograph practice; it was, in fact, the largest the world had ever seen. I call it the "Volkmar Practice", after the man responsible for it, Col. Wm. J. Volkmar, the Assistant Adjutant General and Chief Signal Officer for the Department of Arizona. Although the practice lasted only sixteen days, preparations for it took months of reconnaissance and preparation. Involved in the long range signaling maneuvers were twenty-five heliograph stations stretching from Whipple Barracks near Prescott to Fort Stanton near Ruidoso, New Mexico. My guess is that close to two hundred men were involved, both cavalry and infantry.