[GreenKeys] Long Lines, Norway, IL

[Don Robert House]

I doubt Norway will get sold anytime soon.  As I recall it was  
designed like Cheyenne Mountain to survive a direct nuclear blast.

The levels beneath the ground are as deep as the towers in the sky.

Norway has hardened communications links that go across the country  
for the department of defense among other customers.

While most of the facility is shut down I believe that the government  
still wants a hardened back-up.

I have a friend that visited the site not too long ago.  I will ask  
him what he knows.

Don
K9TTY


On 9 Jan 2009, at 4:14 PM, kf9nz at juno.com wrote:


        There are two large microwave towers close to me.  The biggest
one is called Norway.  It still has over a dozen dishes and horns on it
at various heights and bearings.  It is a monster tower.  If you know
where to look you can see it from Interstate 80  around Illinois MP 100.
It's on high ground (of course) so there are lots of other towers in the
general area.    At one time there were a number of AT&T Long Lines  
folks
employed there, but I have no idea how many may be left.    There used  
to
be a number of underground cables in the Chicago area that had warning
notices with the Norway telephone number to call for information.    I
should go by there and take some pictures of it before they drop it I
guess.

        There is also a large AT&T tower close beside I80 Near Orland
Park Ill that still had horns on it last I looked.

Frankf9nz
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