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thanks largely to gi bill, gainesville boomed in late '40s and early 50's (picture)

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thanks largely to gi bill, gainesville boomed in late '40s and early 50's (picture)
Annotation: 
Photo caption and article identify Stengel Field as the Alachua Army Base. The army base was actually located on/nearthe site of the present Airport Industrial Park. Stengel Field was used as a separate military installation. Also, therailroad which ran on tracks down Main Street was the Atlantic Coast LineCorrected in Aug. 22 paper; pg. 2A, col. 4
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Sunday, August 20, 1995
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1d:3
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news

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