U.S. Post Office Shelter - California, Missouri
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 38.047 W 092° 33.906
15S E 537852 N 4276265
This shelter built because of the proximity of Whitman Air Force Base and a target of a Nuclear attack.
Waymark Code: WMQX5M
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2016
Views: 1
County of shelter: Moniteau County
Location of shelter: 200 N. High St., California
Phone: (573) 796-4401
Built: 1950's
Capacity: 98
No specific info. on cleanliness, and upkeep of the place. Post Office employees said they did not even know it was there.
"Moniteau has a population of about 11,800 people. The western sections
of Monteau County receive some blast damage. Most of the people in this
western region can evacuate to the eastern part of Moniteau to be safe from
effects of the blast. Two major populated areas in this blast region may
not be able to evacuate to the east; 15-psi blast shelters are therefore
required for the people in those areas. The two towns are: Tipton (pop. 1,925); and Clarksburg (pop. 350). Because Moniteau lies east of
blast areas ard in the direction of most seasonal wind patterns, the remainder
of the county would have to take heavy fallout protection." ~ The Black Vault