Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr and Charles R Walgreen
About Explorer Byrd
Explorer Byrd is the only man to have 3 ticker tape parades down Broadway in New York City.
On his 2nd expedition, in 1934, Byrd spent five winter months alone from which he narrowly escaped with his life after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from a poorly ventilated stove.
This stamp is in honor of that 2nd expedition that almost ended in disaster.
326 Amherst St Winchester VA 22601. Historical Marker about Rear Admiral Byrd
326 Amherst St Winchester VA.
Walgreens here since around 2009.
326 Amherst St Winchester VA.
Long ago stood Byrd' boyhood home.
Statue of Explorer Byrd in front of Joint Judicial Center shared by Winchester and Frederick County Virgnia.
Jay Morton (1911-2003) sculpted the bronze statue of Admiral Byrd from a wax model that stood in Handley Library for many years. He personally unveiled the statue in 1997. In addition to being a sculptor, Morton was a screenwriter, cartoonist and inventor. He coined,"It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman!" as well as inventing the pop-top aluminum can with the stay-attached top.
Winchester Star article, June 21, 2013 on New Zealand monument.
On the editorial page of the Winchester Star June 21, 2013 is a commentary about ressurecting that monument in New Zealand and rededicating it.
When Byrd was 12, he travelled around the world unaccompanied.
Walgreen Coast of Antarctica was Named by Byrd for Charles R. Walgreen, president of the Walgreen Drug Co. of Chicago, who was a supporter of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1933-35, and assisted in equipping the Bear (an airplane) for the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41.
Pictured is the monument honoring Adm. Richard E Byrd atop Mount Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand. It was dedicated 20 years ago June 21, 1993 after undergoing repairs and redesign.
Plaque located at 1825 Valley Ave.
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