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Tag Archives: USS Shenandoah
September 6, 2015 – Special Program Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Loss of the USS Shenandoah
On Sunday, September 6 at 2 PM, a ceremony will be held in the center of Ava, Ohio, (about four miles North of I-77 – Exit 28, along Route 821) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the crash of the … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Events, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Ava Ohio, rigid airship, USS Shenandoah
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Save the Date: August 1: A special program commemorating the loss of the USS Shenandoah
On August 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM, The Lighter-Than-Air Society will present a free program titled “The Heroes of the Shenandoah” in the Auditorium of the Akron-Summit County Main Library, 60 South High Street, Akron, Ohio. Free parking is available … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, Events, History, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, dirigible, Judi Tarowsky, Noble County Ohio, rigid airship, storyteller, USS Shenandoah
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Author Aaron Keirns Talks about the Shenandoah Crash
The Lighter-Than-Air Society displays memorabilia from its collection. On March 15 Aaron Keirns gave a talk about the crash of the USS Shenandoah, the US Navy’s first rigid airship. The dirigible crashed in Noble County, Ohio on September 3, 1925. … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, History, Rigid airship, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Keirns, airship, Greenville Ohio, Lansdowne, Lt. Cdr. Zachary Lansdowne, USS Shenandoah
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March 15: Talk about America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster
Sunday MARCH 15, 2015, 2:30 pm Author Aaron Keirns will give a talk about his book, “America’s Forgotten Airship Disaster, the Crash of the USS Shenandoah” at the Garst Museum, 205 North Broadway Street, Greenville, OH 45331.
Posted in Airships, Books, Dirigible, Events, History, Uncategorized
Tagged Aaron Keirns, airship, Ava Ohio, Garst Museum, Greenville Ohio, LCdr Zachary Landsdowne, Noble County Ohio, USS Shenandoah
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Can you help identify these items from the USS Shenandoah?
The Noble County Historical Society in Caldwell, Ohio uses the historic jail/jailer’s residence as its museum. One of the old jail cells is used to display a series of artifacts recovered from the crash of the USS Shenandoah. On September … Continue reading
Posted in Airships, Dirigible, History, Museum, Rigid airship
Tagged airship, Ava Ohio, Caldwell Ohio, Noble County Historical Society, Noble County Ohio, USS Shenandoah
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