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The city was really small and it was so its population. Neenah meant "water" in the vernacular language. There was a population of about 26,000 people. But also in this small town, they found it difficult to own a house of their choice.

Perfect house

After looking a lot sought and encountered almost all the down payments of the city, they finally met a house that interests them. So, on a Sunday morning, they left to see the house. In other words, their fingers were crossed and they hoped that it was the way they had imagined. Will their research end?

Adorable

When they came out of the car, the family was admiring with the size of the house standing in front of them. As they entered inside the house, they were totally surprised, it seemed to them as if the house was built and designed the way they wanted. When the real estate agent asked them if they would like to buy this house, they could not just say no. They were immensely happy with their new home.

Analyze the place

The real estate agent told them all the details of the house but the place that intrigued the most to the family was the court. What was so special about the same thing? Maybe it looked really old and that's what intrigued the new detainees. The most fascinating part of the court was the old hatch that was around the corner. The family has never tried to look inside the hatch because it was very dusty and dirty. So when they cleaned the whole house, they left the hatch as it was.

Find a house

Finally, leaving all the fear behind, they moved to Neenah to start their new life. They were excited and made plans for how they would decorate their salons, kitchens, etc. Small knew they knew that the city herself kept a mystery that the family would come off later.

Settled in

Once entered the house, they started to conceive the house as they wanted to leave the unfamiliated hatch in the yard. Soon, they settled me and continued with their daily life routines. It was a week since they had settled in their new home and made new friends. In the blink of an eye, the weeks have changed in months and months have changed in years.

Twist in the tale

If the story was about a family that passes from one place to another, you do not read it, is not it? Then, what would happen that made this story made? Well, it was the most unexpected thing that anyone can think of! Can you guess what it may be? It was the hatch that was under the layers of dust and grass, which was forgotten almost a decade ago. What mystery has held?

Forget

It was a decade and since then, the hatch was there in the yard, no one took the time to open it and see what landed inside. For the family, it was just a hatch and nothing else. But was that the case? After a decade, Carol decided to clean his house. As she did, she saw the hatch. For a minute, she was numb and several thoughts ran in her mind.

Always in mind

Since the first day, the hatch was still in the back of their minds. But it was so dirty that they did not have the strength to clean it and see what was inside. But now, when they clean the whole house, they also thought of hatching. When Carol saw him, she was just thinking how she cleans this mess. The hatch had pushed the dust on her and she was reluctant to open it. The reason behind it was obvious, it feared that some insects could bite it. Would she still open the hatch?

A decade later

She was just standing in front of the hatch when she felt that her husband came from behind. He asked him why she was still standing. She told him that she was dubious of what the hatch could contain. He was sure to clean the yard so that he went forward and started getting out of the grass.

The grass

Because it was years, the grass had covered its surface, from which it took all its efforts to pull the grass. But now there was no return, they had made their decision to clean the hatch. The couple was ready to unravel the truth that was hidden inside the hatch for years. Would they be able to know?

Tornado shelter?

The hatch had never been a focus center for family members before. They did not even try to question the real estate agent pretty much the same thing and so they had no idea what it contained. Carol at first, thought it was a tornado shelter. But her husband excluded the possibility by saying that the city had never met from Tornado according to the archives. So what was inside the hatch?

Hypotheses

As detainees started cleaning the hatch, they also made some hypotheses. Carol thought the hatch could have been an underground room once which was now empty and rusty. But they had no idea why they were going to be famous because of the hatch. So slowly, they started withdrawing all the grass that was cultivated on the hatch with all the strength they had.

The opening

After having managed to get out of the grass, they could see that the opening of the hatch was actually a door. The couple looked at himself in a surprise. The children ran inside the house because the door of the hatch frightens them. The couple could not speak a word because they could not think straight. They thought of going into inside but the fear of what they might meet was to prevent them from the truth.

Thoughts

Despite several thoughts, they decided to enter the hatch. But first, they need to clean the opening before you can enter. They knew they were not going to find any magic box inside the dirty hatch, but soon their presumption was going to break.

Unwanted weeds

It was 2010 when the couple felt that cleaning the hatch. They were willing to find unwanted weeds that could have become cultivated because the hatch was not cleaned for years. Both Carol and Ken were watched wondering if they should really go ahead and open the door in the long run? The height of their curiosity had increased many folds.

Risk

They knew they were taking a significant risk because the hatch had been closed for so long. They could distinguish that there was room behind the door. But they were doubtful if it were even prudent to go inside or not. What will they do now?

To open the door

After swallowing their fears, they finally decided to participate in the hatch to know the secret. But again, there was an obstacle before them. The door of the hatch was stuck so that they had to put all their strength by opening the hatch. And finally, they also succeeded. The whole mystery was before them in the hope of being disadvantaged. They tried to look inside the hatch but because of immense darkness, they have nothing capable of seeing.

Types of equipment

Carol ran inside the house to bring back a torch and some types of amenities whose couple might need when they go inside the hatch. Ken's heart was the race as he constantly thought that they would find inside the hatch. She rushed to her husband with the types of equipment and handed him back.

The water

They were finally able to see what was inside with the help of the torch and the minute they realized that they passed pale. All they could see was water, the whole room was filled with water. So before they can enter, they had to turn the water first. They slowly started pumping the water from the hatch. They had no idea of ​​the source of the water. The room was as small as it expected it to be. But it was not the end of the mystery. There were more.

Secret place?

Once they had drained all the water in the hatch, they could say it was a kind of hiding place or a storm shelter. But Ken had already excluded the possibility of the hatch being a tornado shelter. And if the hatch was not a tornado shelter, so what was it?

Disavow the mystery

With their hearts in their mouths, they walked carefully in the hatch. The torch helped them see what was inside. Once they were completely in the hatch, their eyes widen astonishment. The room was not just dirty and dirty, but there were all the necessary amenities that man would need in a room.

Previous owner

They had already guessed now that the hatch would have been built by the previous owner. But the question was why a person builds a secret piece inside his own home? To get the answer to the question, they thought of investigating further to search for the secret piece. After a moment, they came to the conclusion that it was not just a room that was made to have fun, it was a fall out.

Goal

They guessed that the previous owner could have conceived this shelter to protect themselves from exposure to radioactive debris. It has been used by people so that they can stay safely in a room for a long time. But what was urgency?

The mystery

Slowly, the mystery opened before them. They came to know that the house was built in 1951 and belonged to Frank Pansch who was a doctor. According to the municipal archives, Ken and Carol have learned that Frank started building the shelter around 1960. And they started looking for a perfect explanation as to why the owner may have built in the first place.

The war

The couple realized that the fallback refuge was built when the cold war was happening. And it was in 1960. The not taken by the man was smart enough. Only a few years after building the shelter, the Cuban missile crisis has occurred in the country. The shelter was the best place for Frank to hide when the tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States raised. He could feel that a war was going to happen and he took the security measures to build the shelter.

Panic

The city to which they currently resided were an area of ​​fallout during the cold war, so why would have built Frank the shelter? The couple then learned that, although Neenah was not attacked, the possibility of being attacked by the enemy was always high. This theory was then confirmed by an expert from the renown university of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. So Frank could have built the shelter to protect themselves in the worst condition.

Strategies

Frank had made a plan that if in case the cities were attacked, he and his parents would be safe inside the shelter. And they could go out when the situation was under control. It was interesting to know that Frank was the only person who had executed this plan. He had already built the refuge when President Kennedy had just warned the people of aggravation. When the investigation was continued, they learned that it was more than a fallout shelter.

Manners

The couple constantly reflected in the way it would have proposed a bulletplan. Later, they learned that Frank took the indications of a government brochure printed in 1959 under the name "The shelter of the family falls". The fallout shelter had a complicated structure that included electricity, a telephone line and a ventilation system.

Build the room

The brochure was not just for reference, it was a step-by-step guide for the construction of the master room at the right angles. It was a genius plan to help people protect themselves from radiation. But only Frank seemed to have implemented the plan written on the brochure. The owner had stored all the required material that would be necessary for anyone to remain in such a condition. But unfortunately, things are won over time and water has drowned the entire room. Were they going to find something else too?

Necessary articles

To their surprise, the shelter has always had all the necessary items and it consisted of superimposed beds, a lantern and folding toilets inside the shelter. There have also been food products stored in the refuge of fallout. And there were other things to discover.

Seal

The water had completely ruined the condition of the room. With that, the couple came to the conclusion that the shelter could have a broken seal from which the water could have come into shelter. Therefore, it would not have been effective in protecting detainees with radioactive debris.

Mysterious boxes

In addition to food and destroyed things, the couple saw boxes that were in perfect condition even after so many years. What were in these boxes? The couple rushed at the corner of these hermetic boxes to have a narrower appearance. These boxes did not seem to be regular boxes. It has increased his curiosity and picked up the boxes in their hands.

Unpacking

They looked at each other for a moment because they did not know what the boxes could contain. So both climbed the opening of the hatch where their children were waiting too much. They placed the boxes on the floor and tried to register them. When they opened the box, the box saw a pack of kellogg cornflakes, chocolate chip cookies and flavored putin housings. Surprisingly, these food products were destroyed in any way.

A separate box

Of all the boxes, there was a particular box that draws their attention. It looked like an old ammunition box, but they did not know if they were right or not. The couple was doubtful and therefore thought about taking help from someone who could have a better idea of ​​what it could be. So, without wasting time, they decided to call the office of alcoholic tobacco, firearms and explosives.

Expertise

In no time, the experts came home to examine the contents of the box. They carefully started their operation and opened the box. To their astonishment, they saw a stock of Hawaiian punch in the box. With the help of experts, they also discovered certain types of equipment that Frank could have used to detect the nuclear attack. The team also discovered a Geiger counter that Frank could have installed in the shelter to measure the radiation.

Share the story

When the mystery was unrolled before them, the couple felt immensely satisfied with what they had found. Carol Hollar-Zwick then said, "It's worth noting that you can open something and find 1960 inside." She also compared the shelter of fallout with a time capsule and wanted to share the discovery with the rest of the world. And therefore, they gave all their conclusions to Neenah's historic society.

The society

In May 2013, all the discovery of the fallout shelter was exposed in the exhibition. In addition to the objects found in the refuge of fallout, the exhibition also posted books, television shows and radio. The exhibition reminded people how they lived in the 1960s.

Titles

It did not take a long time for the story to bring titles. Many people were surprised by the discovery that the couple had accidentally done. Ken and Carol also thought why they did not make the effort to open the front hatch. During an interview, the family also admitted that it had never thought that the hatch in dirt search could contain such a treasure. But now, the secret of the hatch was not only revealed to the family but she was also naked in front of the world too.