It was probably a good plan against tornadoes. Single story, flat-roofed cinder block structure. I’m sure they did post-mortems on similar buildings and found there was a safe spot near the walls. Nukes? Probably not so much. I wouldn’t think there was much to nuke in Fort Scott, Kansas, but the map above shows a cluster in nearby areas of Missouri.
Oddly enough, another Cumberland story.
They had a real tornado up there once and all the new homes were smashed flat.
The news rats were up there interviewing people and an old man in a rundown log house that was surrounded by all the McMansions came walking out and sorta said “Don’t build ‘em like they used to” and went back inside.
I live in an 18th century log house so I’m...hopeful.
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