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Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000) Nike. Project Nike, 20 plus sites, near Chicago and Metro-East. Navy.
The Green River Ordnance Plant, also known as the Green River Arsenal, was a large munitions factory complex between Dixon and Amboy in Lee County, Illinois. History [ edit ]
Savanna Army Depot was a 13,062-acre (52.86 km 2) installation, located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties, around seven miles (11 km) north of Savanna, Illinois. It was opened in 1917 as a proving and testing facility for weapons developed at Rock Island Arsenal. In 1921 it became a weapons depot.
Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres (6.59 km 2 ) and has 69 mi (111 km) of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities.
In 1997, the Army began conveyance of the northern section of the former base. The third and final section was obtained in 2001. The preserve has roughly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) of trail for hiking , 3.7 miles (6.0 km) of trail for cross-country skiing , and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of trail for bicycling .
Charles M. Price Support Center was a United States Army base located in Granite City, Illinois, across the Mississippi River directly to the east of St. Louis. Originally selected as a site for a U.S. Army supply depot during World War I, it was not established until World War II as the Granite City Engineer Depot. The installation employed up ...