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tankdriver
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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:05 pm
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Anybody ever been by Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park? I stumbled on it dodging a wreck on I-20. It was late and closed, but I could make out what looked like a M110A2 howitzer, and what appeared to be a M108 or a M109. Also a towed 105, a Patton tank, and a M587. That was all I could see from the road, and places I could go. Looking at Google maps, it appears they have a bunch more things around the park.

maps.google.com/maps?f...1&t=h&z=18

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park
Should also have M60A1 SN 7823 there. _________________ Joe_D

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:28 pm Post subject: Re: Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park
Some show up on Google's StreetView, maybe that helps: maps.google.com/maps?f...97.78,,0,5 _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park
Maybe it was an M60 rather than a Patton. _________________ WC63....M3 Autocar...M3 Diamond T...57mm AT....37mm...3" . Have owned ...M5A1 Stuart . Have Restored ...M20 . President West TN Military Vehicle Collectors . MVPA Member

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park
- tankdriver Maybe it was an M60 rather than a Patton. FYI, as I'm sure someone is bound to point out (so I'll do it), all members of the M47/48/60 family of tanks are collectively considered "Pattons". So Joe is not correcting you, just clarifying what model you likely saw, specifically.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:15 pm
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- Doug_Kibbey

- tankdriver

Maybe it was an M60 rather than a Patton.

FYI, as I'm sure someone is bound to point out (so I'll do it), all members of the M47/48/60 family of tanks are collectively considered "Pattons". So Joe is not correcting you, just clarifying what model you likely saw, specifically.

heck, Im a IT director, and married with children... It will take qa lot more than that to hurt my feelings....... Laughing

I'm not really up on post WW2 stuff, I KNOW i could be wrong.........

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: Tallapoosa, GA.Veterans park
We stopped by there in Feb 2010 and I posted some photos under the subject: Helton Howland Memorial Park - Tallapoosa, GA Cheers!

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