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P. O. Box 1142, Alexandria, VA (Ft. Hunt)
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Brody Levesque
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Date: September 21, 2014 03:59PM
Fascinating look at a bit of local Fairfax County history:
"P.O. BOX 1142" . . . an ordinary-sounding address for a place that played an extraordinary role during the Second World War. Seth Doane has been digging into its past:
It may seem hard to believe, but an open field in Alexandria, Va. -- a mere 13 miles from Washington, D.C. -- was once a top-secret military site.
Now all that is left are some stories and old pieces of cinderblock.
"It was pretty intentionally wiped clean and gotten rid of," said Brandon Bies, a history buff and National Park Service Ranger, who has spent the last eight years trying to uncover the hidden history of this place.
WATCH: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/memories-of-a-pow-camp-outside-washington-d-c/
"P.O. BOX 1142" . . . an ordinary-sounding address for a place that played an extraordinary role during the Second World War. Seth Doane has been digging into its past:
It may seem hard to believe, but an open field in Alexandria, Va. -- a mere 13 miles from Washington, D.C. -- was once a top-secret military site.
Now all that is left are some stories and old pieces of cinderblock.
"It was pretty intentionally wiped clean and gotten rid of," said Brandon Bies, a history buff and National Park Service Ranger, who has spent the last eight years trying to uncover the hidden history of this place.
WATCH: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/memories-of-a-pow-camp-outside-washington-d-c/
Re: P. O. Box 1142, Alexandria, VA (Ft. Hunt)
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What What What???
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Date: September 21, 2014 04:29PM
A top-secret location in Northern Virginia???????? What are the odds????