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  2. Springfield Armory, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Springfield Armory, Inc. Springfield Armory, Inc., is an American commercial firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois. Founded in 1974 by Bob Reese and family, the company produces rifles such as the M1A and imports handguns such as the XD series and Hellcat. The company is unrelated to the like-named former manufacturer of ...

  3. Geneseo, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 17-28846. Wikimedia Commons. Geneseo, Illinois. Website. www .cityofgeneseo .com. Geneseo is a city in Henry County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,539. [ 2] Geneseo is 20 miles east of the Quad Cities, at the intersection of Interstate 80, U.S. Route 6 and Illinois Route 82.

  4. List of airports in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of airports in Illinois (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as previously public-use airports, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.

  5. Springfield Armory - Wikipedia

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    December 19, 1960. The Springfield Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield located in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, was the primary center for the manufacture of United States military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968. It was the first federal armory and one of the first factories ...

  6. ArmaLite - Wikipedia

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    ArmaLite, or Armalite, is an American small arms engineering company, formed in the early 1950s, in Hollywood, California.Many of its products, as conceived by chief designer Eugene Stoner, relied on unique foam-filled fiberglass butt/stock furniture, and a composite barrel using a steel liner inside an aluminum sleeve, including the iconic AR-15/M16 family.

  7. Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport - Wikipedia

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    1,761. Source: Federal Aviation Administration, [ 1 ] BTS [ 2 ] Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport ( IATA: SPI, ICAO: KSPI, FAA LID: SPI) is a civil-military airport in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, three miles (6 km) northwest of downtown Springfield. It is owned by the Springfield Airport Authority (SAA).

  8. Fly into the past in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane at the ...

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    The Experimental Aircraft Association is holding its Ford Tri-Motor Flight Tour from May 23-26 at the Springfield Downtown Airport. Tickets are $99. Fly into the past in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor ...

  9. List of United States military bases in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Fort Sheridan, Highwood, Illinois (closed 1993) Fort Arlington, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Green River Ordnance Plant. Haley Army Airfield. Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois. Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois. Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000)