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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHH_united-states-naval-training-station_North-Chicago-IL.html
Land donated, 1905,byThe 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.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHF_brick-row_North-Chicago-IL.html
Eleven original Officer's Quarters stand along the bluff of Lake Michigan behind Building One. Six were designed for junior officers, four for senior officers and one for the Commandant. Original occupants included the junior Chaplain, junior Medi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHE_building-one_North-Chicago-IL.html
Building one, with offices for the base commander and staff, was originally known as the Administration Building. Designed as the focal point of the base, its 155-foot tower overlooks the parade field and was the tallest structure on the original …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHC_the-great-lakes-football-team_North-Chicago-IL.html
Throughout WWI and WWII, athletic opportunities for recruits included swimming, basketball, hockey, water polo, boxing, wrestling and track & field. But, it was in WWI football that Great Lakes achieved national prominence. Among the thousands of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPHB_rededication-of-naval-training-center-great-lakes_North-Chicago-IL.html
To commemorate the rededication ofNaval Training Center Great Lakesin honor of all who served herefrom 1911 to 1986
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPFI_lt-john-philip-sousa-bandstand_North-Chicago-IL.html
This replica of the 1910 bandstandupon which LT John Philip Sousa, USNdirected the Naval Training Center Bandwas built from original plans in observanceof the Naval Training Center's75th Anniversary.
Dedicated by NTC CommanderRADM Roberta Hazar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPFG_building-five_North-Chicago-IL.html
The Mess Hall and Galley were designed to serve one thousand two hundred eighty men, but during WWI, over five thousand sailors were fed at each meal. The ornamentation on the outside walls of the Mess Hall suggests the purpose of the building. It…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPFE_the-golden-thirteen_North-Chicago-IL.html
In March, 1944, the first African-American naval officers in U.S. history were commissioned at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Twelve ensigns and one warrant officer made American military history, and went on to serve with distinction in World…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPFD_black-and-white_North-Chicago-IL.html
In the early months of World War II, the Navy Department designated Great Lakes as the only site for training African-American recruits. Since recruit training camps were named after naval heroes, it was thought fitting to do the same for the camp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPF8_world-war-i-between-the-wars_North-Chicago-IL.html
World War IOn April 6, 1917, less than six years after Great Lakes was opened, the U.S. declared war on the Central Powers. By August, the number of trainees grew from 618 to 50,000. Vast tent cities sprang up to house the flood of volunteers. Cap…