Author: Mark D. Hanson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439640769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Rantoul and the former Chanute Air Force Base are inseparably intertwined as primary players in a single historical narrative. Rantoul was first founded as an agriculturally based community in 1848 near an area known as Mink Grove. The settlement boomed with the coming of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854; a railroad championed by the towns namesake, Robert Rantoul Jr. Disaster followed in 1899 and again in 1901 with devastating fires. Then, in 1917, a U.S. Army flying field was built on the outskirts of Rantoul. Named after the aviation pioneer Octave Chanute, Chanute Field, later Chanute Air Force Base, became a premier technical training facility. A mutually beneficial relationship quickly developed between these civilian and military establishments that would last for over 75 years. Chanute Air Force Base closed in 1993, ushering in yet another new era for the village of Rantoul.
Rantoul and Chanute Air Force Base
Author: Mark D. Hanson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439640769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Rantoul and the former Chanute Air Force Base are inseparably intertwined as primary players in a single historical narrative. Rantoul was first founded as an agriculturally based community in 1848 near an area known as Mink Grove. The settlement boomed with the coming of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854; a railroad championed by the towns namesake, Robert Rantoul Jr. Disaster followed in 1899 and again in 1901 with devastating fires. Then, in 1917, a U.S. Army flying field was built on the outskirts of Rantoul. Named after the aviation pioneer Octave Chanute, Chanute Field, later Chanute Air Force Base, became a premier technical training facility. A mutually beneficial relationship quickly developed between these civilian and military establishments that would last for over 75 years. Chanute Air Force Base closed in 1993, ushering in yet another new era for the village of Rantoul.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439640769
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Rantoul and the former Chanute Air Force Base are inseparably intertwined as primary players in a single historical narrative. Rantoul was first founded as an agriculturally based community in 1848 near an area known as Mink Grove. The settlement boomed with the coming of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854; a railroad championed by the towns namesake, Robert Rantoul Jr. Disaster followed in 1899 and again in 1901 with devastating fires. Then, in 1917, a U.S. Army flying field was built on the outskirts of Rantoul. Named after the aviation pioneer Octave Chanute, Chanute Field, later Chanute Air Force Base, became a premier technical training facility. A mutually beneficial relationship quickly developed between these civilian and military establishments that would last for over 75 years. Chanute Air Force Base closed in 1993, ushering in yet another new era for the village of Rantoul.
75 Year Pictorial History of Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois
Author: Donald O. Weckhorst
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 511
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 511
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Former Chanute Air Force Base
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Chanute Air Force Base Socioeconomic Impact Analysis Study, Rantoul, Illinois
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Chanute Air Force Base Golden Anniversary: 50 Years, 1917-1967. Chanute Technical Training Center
Author: Chanute Air Force Base (Ill.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Chanute Air Force Base (AFB) Closure, Rantoul
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Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Supplemental Record of Decision, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Disposal and Reuse of Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Former Chanute Air Force Base Environmental Restoration Program
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Welcome to Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois
Author: Chanute Air Force Base (Ill.)
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Category : Chanute Air Force Base (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Category : Chanute Air Force Base (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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3345th Technical Training Wing, Chanute Air Force Base, Chanute Field, Illinois
Author: Chanute Air Force Base (Ill.). 3345th Technical Training Wing
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Category : Air bases
Languages : en
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