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First Charrette Report Released!

The National TLC Service is pleased to announce the release of the first report and catalog stemming from the National Cold War Monuments and Environmental Heritage Trail design charrettes. The report reflects the work of seventeen participants in the October

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Illinois Design Charrette Wrap-Up

Illinois Charrette Group Photo

On Saturday, October 26, 2013 the National TLC Service held a design charrette at the Figure One Gallery in Champaign, IL to plan the Illinois route of the National Cold War Monuments and Environmental Heritage Trail.  A charrette is a

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Map and Dossier of Cold War and Atomic Illinois

In preparation for our upcoming charrette at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, the National TLC Service has released a new working map and dossier of Atomic Illinois. The dossier features background information on twenty famous and lesser-known atomic sites in

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Public Lecture, Charrette, and Exhibition – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This October the National TLC Service will visit UIUC to explore experimental ways of memorializing the Cold War. The three-day visit will include: an introductory lecture geared toward students and the general public that outlines the agency’s plan for a National

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Of Bomblets and Birds: a visit to the Savanna Army Depot

Savanna Army Depot

On Friday, April 12, National Toxic Land/Labor Conservation Service representative Sarah Kanouse paid a visit to the Lost Mound Unit of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Moonlighting as a college professor, Kanouse, along with artist Steve

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