Ground Equipment Facility QRC
Ground Equipment Facility QRC is an FAA radar station that was part of a Cold War SAGE radar station for aircraft control and warning "from Massachusetts to southern Virginia, and as far out to sea as possible." Benton AFS was also the first operational "regional data processing center" for the GE 477L Nuclear Detection and Reporting System.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Military installation
- Description: FAA radar station
- Also known as: “Benton Air Force Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ganoga Lake and Lake Rose.
Ganoga Lake
Lake
Ganoga Lake is a natural lake in Colley Township in southeastern Sullivan County in Pennsylvania, United States. Known as Robinson's Lake and Long Pond for most of the 19th century, the lake was purchased by the Ricketts family in the early 1850s and became part of R.
Lake Rose
Reservoir
Lake Rose is a dry lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of approximately 25 acres, and is situated in Fairmount Township. Lake Rose is situated 2 miles south of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.
Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
House
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The Clemuel Ricketts Mansion is a Georgian-style house made of sandstone, built in 1852 or 1855 on the shore of Ganoga Lake in Colley Township, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. Clemuel Ricketts Mansion is situated 1½ miles west of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ricketts and Mossville.
Ricketts
Hamlet
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Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 2½ miles north of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mossville is situated 6 miles south of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.
Ground Equipment Facility QRC
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