| World / USA / New Mexico / Artesia, 2 km from center | Coordinates: 32°49'56"N 104°25'6"W |
Artesia is home to the former Abo Elementary School, identified by One Nation Underground (ISBN 0814775225) as the first and most likely only public school which is entirely underground and equipped to function as a fallout shelter.
The school, completed in 1962 (the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis), had a concrete slab roof which served as the school's playground. It contained a large storage facility with room for supplies for 2000 people in the event of nuclear warfare. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 and is located at 1802 W Centre Ave.
Category: school elementary shelter
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