Patton Heavy Tank

Patton Heavy Tank is a Georgia historical marker in Crisp County.

On Cannon Rd near the visitors center in the Veterans Memorial Park, US 280 west of Cordele.

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The M-47 Patton heavy tank entered service in 1951, but was not employed during the Korean War. The Patton replaced the M-26 Pershing and had improved armor protection, cooling system, and fan control. The crew consisted of commander, gunner, loader, driver, and bow machine gunner.

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1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Gen. map IX. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · South Carolina. Florida. Georgia. Mississippi. Alabama. North Carolina. South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Gen. map IX, 1895, covering the location of Patton Heavy Tank, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Gen. map IX, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Patton Heavy Tank

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