Lowe's Balloon - Enterprise

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Title

Lowe's Balloon - Enterprise

Subject

aerial reconnaissance

Description

First Use of a Balloon for Aerial Reconnaissance. Thaddeus Lowe takes to the air in Falls Church in his gas filled balloon called "Enterprise" near Upton's Hill and Taylor's Tavern

Publisher

Harper's Weekly

Date

June 22, 1861

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Citation

“Lowe's Balloon - Enterprise,” Mapping the Civil War in Arlington, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mtcwia.com/items/show/188.

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