The Brief
- The ten-foot-deep bomb shelter was discovered off Route 60 by a contractor about two weeks ago.
- It’s an old train tanker car that had its wheels removed and was modified into a bunker.
- Decades later, it was unearthed when the city constructed its new municipal complex.
MULBERRY, Fla. – Two weeks ago, a bomb shelter from the Cold War era was discovered off Route 60 in Mulberry.
The new Mulberry City Museum will be relocated to a site on E Canal St., bringing with it a collection of historical artifacts. Yet, what many people didn’t realize was that a significant piece of history was already here.
Timeline:
A descent into the past, delving into memories of a dark and scary time: the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960s, when fears of nuclear attack were at an all-time high and people were searching for ways to survive.…