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To: Sacajaweau

Interesting!
Thanks for the link

I still vote for “blockhouse” - 22 inch thick walls was serious work


89 posted on 07/25/2012 10:55:06 AM PDT by silverleaf (Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell)
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To: silverleaf
Thick walls made for stability....We think protection. Hell...bullets back then probably wouldn't penetrate a 6" wall.

I remember them building a plaza near me....8" concrete block walls....it was about 10 ft. high at the time. They had it braced with 2 by 4's...It fell over....because it was a bit off balance.

The weight of a 22 inch wall.....that will shift only when the ground shifts.

90 posted on 07/25/2012 11:01:29 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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