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Most People Don’t Know About This Crater From A Nuclear Bomb In South Carolina
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March 11, 2022 will mark 64 years since nine-year-old Frances and six-year-old Helen Gregg of Florence, South Carolina, and their nine-year-old cousin Ellen Davies were playing approximately 60 yards from the special playhouse that had been built for them near the woods behind their house. Out of nowhere, an atomic bomb dropped on that playhouse. While most of the state has pushed the memory of this nuclear bomb in South Carolina out of mind, the spot where it happened remains a bizarre roadside attraction that’s a sobering reminder or the near loss of many lives from that day.
It happened in Mars Bluff (a suburb of Florence) on what is now Crater Road.
Google/T. TarterWhen the bomb made impact, its conventional highly explosive materials exploded. The only thing that prevented even more damage and loss of lives is that the bomb's fissile nuclear core was stored elsewhere on the plane. As a result, it was not engaged when the bomb was accidentally discharged from its carrying fixture aboard a U.S. Air Force B-47 bomber bound for Europe.
The bomb, similar to the one seen here, had sent a fault warning light to the cockpit as the plane navigated over South Carolina en route to Europe.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2464...ODYwLTE2Mzk3OTE4NzkxMjE=&pd=0BHvNsa9&hl=en_US
March 11, 2022 will mark 64 years since nine-year-old Frances and six-year-old Helen Gregg of Florence, South Carolina, and their nine-year-old cousin Ellen Davies were playing approximately 60 yards from the special playhouse that had been built for them near the woods behind their house. Out of nowhere, an atomic bomb dropped on that playhouse. While most of the state has pushed the memory of this nuclear bomb in South Carolina out of mind, the spot where it happened remains a bizarre roadside attraction that’s a sobering reminder or the near loss of many lives from that day.
It happened in Mars Bluff (a suburb of Florence) on what is now Crater Road.
The bomb, similar to the one seen here, had sent a fault warning light to the cockpit as the plane navigated over South Carolina en route to Europe.
