Some of the older folks will remember the air raid sirens that were placed in different towns and cities during the cold war of the 60's. Most were removed in the 1990's. I think some places might still have the sirens for historical display. Not sure if any are still functioning.
I remember the town that was nearby used to sound off the siren every so often. You could hear that siren 4 or 5 miles away. If we were in school and heard the siren we did the drill to get under our desk and put our heads between our knees.
During the cold war some of the towns had underground bunkers made of large 8 or 10 foot diameter culverts by the railway tracks too. They had fold down tables/beds on the sides and nothing else.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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