After 10 Years This Family Decided To Open These Creepy Metal Doors In Their Backyard

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    In the 1960's, affluent families often installed cement bunkers as shelters from a possible nuclear attack. When the Zwicks bought their house in 1999, they assumed that's what the odd structure was.
    1/10 In the 1960's, affluent families often installed cement bunkers as shelters from a possible nuclear attack. When the Zwicks bought their house in 1999, they assumed that's what the odd structure was.
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    In 2010 the Zwicks cut the rusty chain and descended into the depths... and they thought to document their findings.
    2/10 In 2010 the Zwicks cut the rusty chain and descended into the depths... and they thought to document their findings.
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    Inside, the Zwicks found an 8 by 10 chamber, filled with cots and supplies from 50 years prior!
    3/10 Inside, the Zwicks found an 8 by 10 chamber, filled with cots and supplies from 50 years prior!
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    It was a shelter built at the height of Cold War. It was a time when people felt that the bomb could drop at any moment. Many families laid up stores of food, water and supplies to help the effects of a nuclear winter.
    4/10 It was a shelter built at the height of Cold War. It was a time when people felt that the bomb could drop at any moment. Many families laid up stores of food, water and supplies to help the effects of a nuclear winter.
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    A toilet, an oven, and electric lamps had been installed in the shelter. The family would have been able to survive comfortably down there. Luckily, it never came to that.
    5/10 A toilet, an oven, and electric lamps had been installed in the shelter. The family would have been able to survive comfortably down there. Luckily, it never came to that.
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    The Zwicks found candles, snacks, cans of water & a phone book.
    6/10 The Zwicks found candles, snacks, cans of water & a phone book.
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    Taken as a collection, these artifacts offer a comprehensive snapshot of Cold War America.
    7/10 Taken as a collection, these artifacts offer a comprehensive snapshot of Cold War America.
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    City records revealed that the builder was a surgeon named Frank Pansch, who lived in Neenah decades before. Pansch had the fallout shelter installed in 1960.
    8/10 City records revealed that the builder was a surgeon named Frank Pansch, who lived in Neenah decades before. Pansch had the fallout shelter installed in 1960.
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    Historians estimate that the shelter probably cost about 1,200 dollars, including ventilation systems, a phone line and electricity. The Zwicks donated everything to the Neenah Historical Society.
    9/10 Historians estimate that the shelter probably cost about 1,200 dollars, including ventilation systems, a phone line and electricity. The Zwicks donated everything to the Neenah Historical Society.
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    "It's interesting to have a piece of history in your own backyard" Hollar-Zwick told her local Fox station.
    10/10 "It's interesting to have a piece of history in your own backyard" Hollar-Zwick told her local Fox station.

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