Man Uncovered A Secret Facility Accidentally That Reveals Our Biggest Fear
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In 1951, Laborer Gene Bowman was paid $1.35 per hour to bore through the granite of Raven Rock—in other words: “They just said they were building a tunnel. Wasn’t nobody interested in what they were doing.” Once dug, however, this tunnel didn’t look very simple.
Graff described the Raven Rock Complex as “a free-standing city… built inside of this mountain,” in his interview with NPR. Intended to be a “backup Pentagon,” Site R boasted two 34-ton blast doors capable of thwarting nuclear bomb blows.
Beyond the blast doors and inside the middle of the rock, 100,000 feet of office provided all the room military officials would need to operate. Utility areas, infirmaries, and cafeterias allowed for up to 1,400 of America’s V.I.P.s to live decently comfortably but with a catch.
