![]() ![]() While the stories of these explosions are well known in the community, they really struck me. Unfortunately, this led to incidents involving accidental detonations of live bazooka and mortar shells and life-threatening injuries. Children would sometimes find the unexploded ordnance and play with it. If you hike often in Los Alamos, chances are you’ve seen “Danger” signs posted at trailheads, warning of the possibility of “unexploded ordnance in area.” While it is unlikely (though possible) that you will come across unexploded munitions these days, such was not the case in the 1950s.Īs many Los Alamos natives know, high explosives were tested in and near Los Alamos, and some explosives didn’t detonate and were left there. I thought they were trying to keep us alive, but the food makes you feel like they’re trying to kill you or starve you or something.” One of the girls was quoted as saying, “The food is just plain terrible. The girls spent 26 hours in the shelter as a “challenge of emergency preparedness.” As such, they could only have food, water and other necessities that were already in the shelter. Twenty-two young girls in Girl Scout Troop 159 were told they would be going on a camping trip in Guaje Canyon instead, their “campout” was in one of the Los Alamos fallout shelters. One of my favorite discoveries was a story from 1965. While Los Alamos history is incredibly rich overall, some particular stories and elements of living in Los Alamos during the Cold War really struck me. I began my research in June, and I have since been exploring a range of components of the town’s history, including leisure, civil defense, race relations, religion, education, and family life. ![]()
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