One hundred years ago today, March 11, 1915, the Chicago Tribune reported the completion of the third largest radio tower in the world, one of the two 400 foot towers at the naval training station at Great Lakes, Illinois. The paper reported that the station would be able to establish communications between both coasts, Alaska, and the Canal Zone.
The Chicago antenna’s height was bested only by the Eiffel Tower and the navy station at Arlington, Virginia. To mark the completion, the flag flown by the U.S.S. Chester at the Battle of Vera Cruz was unfurled from the structure. The commandant of the naval station had previously commanded the Chester at Vera Cruz.
