Posted in USA
October 15, 2019
America’s Largest Atomic Bomb Shelter Is Hiding Beneath This Southern Small Town
Six feet beneath an orange grove in Mount Dora, Florida hides the largest underground atomic bomb shelter in the nation.
The bunker was once the area’s best hope for protecting the survivors of a nuclear war. Now, even locals don’t know about the subterranean hideout beneath their feet. YouTube channel Florida UrbanExploration has provided an incredible look into the decaying Mount Dora bomb shelter. Read on for more info and be sure to check out the footage at the end of the article.
Built in 1961 at the height of the Cold War, the Mount Dora "catacombs" were a 5,000-square-foot maze of chambers and tunnels.
Entering this shelter was a one-way trip; the 2,000-pound steel door was meant to seal survivors inside permanently. Once shut, the door could not be opened from the inside.
Instead, the inhabitants were meant to dig their way out of the catacombs using tunnels that had been partly pre-excavated. They would transport radiation-free seeds with them to the surface in the hopes of sowing the earth above with life after the nuclear holocaust.
Instead, the inhabitants were meant to dig their way out of the catacombs using tunnels that had been partly pre-excavated. They would transport radiation-free seeds with them to the surface in the hopes of sowing the earth above with life after the nuclear holocaust.
So who was invited to attend this apocalypse party beneath the quiet streets of Mount Dora? About 100 individuals from 25 wealthy local families.
But money would not save you if you failed to reach the shelter before the door dropped – anyone who didn’t make it in time would be left behind.
But money would not save you if you failed to reach the shelter before the door dropped – anyone who didn’t make it in time would be left behind.
The bomb shelter was built to be a fully-functional community. It included an arsenal, family residences, and even rooms designated to hold the corpses of those who died in the shelter.
Today, the shelter remains mostly intact. Besides a thick coating of dust and ample rust, much of the bunker has been left just as it was when the threat of nuclear annihilation loomed over the world.
Check out the eerie footage of the bunker from YouTube channel “Florida UrbanExploration” below. It’s hard to believe what they find on the shelves.
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