United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324United States. War Dept.1941-06-16This telegram to the Macon Chamber of Commerce, dated June 16, 1941, announces that the U.S. War Department has chosen Wellston (later Warner Robins), Georgia, as the site for a new air corps depot.Image of a Western Union telegram to the Macon Chamber of Commerce, dated June 16, 1941, announcing that the U.S. War Department has chosen Wellston (later Warner Robins), Georgia, as the site for a new air corps depot. The telegram states that the construction will cost fourteen million dollars. It notes that three runways measuring five thousand feet each will be built, and 2500 civilians will be employed at the base, as well as 350 officers and enlisted men.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/warner-robinsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/warner-robinsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaTelegraph--Washington (D.C.)United States. War Dept.Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)United States. Air ForceWestern Union Telegraph CompanyBuilding--GeorgiaBuilding sites--PlanningRunways (Aeronautics)--GeorgiaMacon Chamber of Commerce (Macon, Ga.)War Department TelegramStillImage