Hard to believe it's January 2nd - the weather was beautiful today!
One of the ponds was drained today...
The bunkers are the "item of interest" here. During World War II, this was a TNT depo.
There were originally 149 bunkers here, I'm not sure how many still exist, but I'd guess quite a few. Unfortunately, many of them are full of junk. :-(
I didn't know that this is considered a "ghost town" - that this area used to be the town of Alvira. The land was confiscated during the war, the farms were bulldozed, and a TNT plant was built here. The TNT plant was only in operation for a few years, but the bunkers remain. Read the history and see photos of the bunkers being built, here:
This is fascinating (though quite sad, at the same time). Thank you for sharing. I grew up in Union County and look forward to reading more of your blog. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow! How interesting. What a trip to see that stuff.
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