Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
United States Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, Illinois
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2010
1. United States Naval Training Station Marker
by
The Commercial Club of Chicago,
Theodore Roosevelt, President,
Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy,
F. A. Delano, President, Commercial Club, Chicago,
Graeme Stewart, Member, Commercial Club, Chicago.
Station Dedicated 1911.
William H. Taft, President,
George Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy,
George C. Perkins, Chairman, Senate Naval Committee,
George E. Foss, Chairman, House Naval Committee,
Albert Ross, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., Commandant,
George A. McKay, Civil Engineer, U.S.N.
Clinton D. Thurber, Civil Engineer, U.S.N.
Jarvis Hunt, Architect.
Erected 1911 by Naval Station Great Lakes.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #27 William Howard Taft series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 42° 18.725′ N, 87° 50.091′ W. Marker is in Great Lakes, Illinois, in Lake County. Marker is on John Paul Jones Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is near the entrance to Building 1, in the Historic District of Naval Station
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Brick Row" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Building One (about 400 feet away); The Great Lakes Football Team (about 400 feet away); Rededication of Naval Training Center Great Lakes (about 600 feet away); LT John Philip Sousa Bandstand (about 600 feet away); Building Four (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Architectural Design (approx. ¼ mile away); World War II (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Lakes.
Also see . . .
1. Naval Station Great Lakes. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 30, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Great Lakes Naval Museum. (Submitted on November 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. The Great Lakes Naval Training Station: A History. by Francis Buzzell, 1919. (Submitted on November 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2010
2. United States Naval Training Station Marker
At entrance to Building 1
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2010
3. Building 1, Naval Station Great Lakes
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2010
4. Anchor at Flagpole west of Bldg 1
Looking WSW across Ross Field toward Sousa Bandstand
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2010
5. Entrance Sign for Naval Station Great Lakes
Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,000 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
