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NIKE Missile Base C-84, Acid Fueling Station, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive, eastern central portion of base, Barrington, Cook County, IL

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NIKE Missile Base C-84, Acid Fueling Station, North of Launch Area Entrance Drive, eastern central portion of base, Barrington, Cook County, IL

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Significance: At the acid fueling station, Nike crews fueled the booster, and attached it to the missile. The missiles were also armed with their warheads at the acid fueling station. The station was built in 1956 from standardized drawings approved by the Corps of Engineers, most of which were designed by the firm of Leon Chatelian, Jr., of Washington, D.C.
Survey number: HAER IL-116-M

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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barrington42.15391, -88.13619
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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