Nike Missile Base SL-40 Hecker, Illinois - Photos

The sentry control station is a small structure containing 89 square feet. It has concrete footings, foundation, and floor, paneled wood sides with plate glass windows, a built-up slanted roof, sealed interior walls, and is completely insulated. The sentry station also has one door, with two windows on either side of it, and has electrical service.

Bulletin Board

Canine Kennel

The kennel is housed in a small building with concrete footings, foundation, and floor. Wire and metal siding constitute its walls, and it has a metal roof, one door, and one window. The kennel is surrounded by chain link and barbed wire fencing.

Generator Building No. 2, Northeast of Generator Building No. 1

This generator building is a masonry structure containing 735 square feet. It has concrete footings, foundation, and floor, cinder block walls, three doors and two windows. This building is now a portion of a larger building, which contains the auto mechanics and body shop classroom of the Beck Vocational School. This larger building was constructed after deactivation of the Nike Missile Base.

Acid Storage Shed

The acid storage shed is located in the southern portion of the Launch Area. It lies to the northwest of the canine kennel, to the northeast of the warheading building and acid fueling station, and to the northeast of the sentry control station.

Photos - Site Layout & Water Treatment
Photos - Underground Storage Magazines
Photos - Mess Hall, Basketball Court, & Radar Pad
Photos - Sentry Control, Kennel, Bulletin Board, Acid Storage
Photos - Missile Test & Assembly and Warheading Buildings
Photos - Barracks
Photos - HIPAR Equipment Building, Storage Sheds
Photos - Generator Buildings
Photos - Ready Building
Photos - Administration Building
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