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Map of Aircraft Warning Service Observation Posts in Florida, 1941

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

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Map of Florida counties showing the number of Aircraft Warning Service observation posts in each county. The map differentiates between posts that had been assigned and those that had actually been established. The map notes that 211 of the state's 881 assigned observation posts were at existing fire towers. The original county map on which this information was inscribed was developed by the Florida State Planning Board.

Date

1941-09-20

Publisher

Klay, Joe B.

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Florida State Defense Council

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Florida

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Map of Aircraft Warning Service Observation Posts in Florida, 1941

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Civil defense

Civilian-based defense

World war (1939-1945)

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

Publisher

Klay, Joe B.

Date

1941-09-20

Contributor

Florida State Defense Council

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maps

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eng-US

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Text

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s419_b035_f07_x01

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Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

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Florida

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Military and Veterans

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Florida State Planning Board

Aircraft Warning Service

Florida State Defense Council

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Map of Aircraft Warning Service Observation Posts in Florida, 1941. 1941-09-20. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/318478>, accessed 28 November 2024.

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Map of Aircraft Warning Service Observation Posts in Florida, 1941. 1941-09-20. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/318478>

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