Chicago Pile 1 Site A
Chicago Pile 1 Site A is a monument in Cook, Illinois. Chicago Pile 1 Site A is situated nearby to the trailhead Red Gate Woods Trail Access, as well as near The Painted Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Site A and Red Gate Woods.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
Photo: Joseph Gage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. Red Gate Woods is situated 3,100 feet north of Chicago Pile 1 Site A.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois. St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Chicago Pile 1 Site A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palisades and Willow Springs.
Palisades
Neighborhood
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Palisades is situated 1½ miles northwest of Chicago Pile 1 Site A.
Willow Springs
Village
Photo: MrHarman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 3 miles northeast of Chicago Pile 1 Site A.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 3½ miles north of Chicago Pile 1 Site A.
Chicago Pile 1 Site A
- Type: Monument
- Inscription: “THE WORLD’S FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR WAS REBUILT AT THIS SITE IN 1943 AFTER INITIAL OPERATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THIS REACTOR (CP-2) AND THE FIRST HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTOR (CP-3) WERE MAJOR FACILITIES AROUND WHICH DEVELOPED ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.70216° or 41° 42′ 8″ northLongitude
-87.91215° or 87° 54′ 44″ westOpen location code
86HJP32Q+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 9106402577OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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