Ellsworth Air Force Base, Transmitter Standby Building, 200 yards east of County Road, Blackhawk, Meade County, SD

Significance: The Transmitter Standby Building (Building No. 11002) was built to house radio-based aircraft navigation and communication equipment. It also housed a diesel-powered generator intended to provide an auxiliary electrical power source for adjacent Building No. 11000.

Survey number: HABS SD-21-Y

Building/structure dates: 1953 Initial Construction

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