Let’s go back to our old school days, having fun in classes, chit-chatting around with friends; how joyful the life was. But, what about kids who had their hard time in getting their basic education… DID YOU KNOW? At the height of the Cold War as the United States came close to engaging in nuclear warfare with the Soviet Union, President John F. Kennedy swore that he would establish public and private structures that could serve as nuclear fallout shelters. Abo Elementary School takes pride in being the first underground school in the United States. The school is completely underground. A playground was built on its roof. The school has three different entrances, each of which is protected by an 800-kilogram (1,800 lb) steel blast door. The school is reportedly capable of resisting radiation and withstanding a 20-megaton blast. In its day, it had a morgue, a generator, a well, its own ventilation system, and stockpiles of food and medication. It was closed in 1995 because of increasing maintenance costs. Despite all of this, many of its students had no idea that they attended elementary school in a bomb shelter. Fortunately, Abo Elementary School was never utilized as a bomb shelter. Lets Take A Break to United States - You Deserve It!
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:00:00 +0000
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