Long Lines is the name of a now defunct nationwide network of nuclear hardened microwave repeaters, coaxial cables and other transmission methods built by ATT in the 1950s and 60s. Part of the Bell System, it enabled long distance transmission of telephone, television, data, and was a critical part of the Automatic Voice Network (AUTOVON), the DoD phone network that we all think of as the red phone on the President’s desk. Long lines facilities were important factors in continuity of government planning, nuclear defense and signals intelligence in addition to their role in communications. I have a map of all the sites (thanks @therealmikegilbert) and whenever I’m somewhere new I make sure to take a look for interesting ones nearby. This site is named Whitewater and is just outside of Grand Junction, Colorado. 🎵: Ukiyo - Sleep In.