Abo Elementary School was designed to function as an advanced fallout shelter.
Sources
- Abo Elementary School (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nps.gov/places/abo_school-nm.htm (nps.gov)
- https://maps.roadtrippers.com/us/artesia-nm/points-of-interest/abo-elementary-school-and-fallout-shelter-artesia (maps.roadtrippers.com)
- https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=235316 (hmdb.org)
- https://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/07/04/abo_elementary_school_in_artesia_new_mexico_was_built_to_double_as_a_cold.html (slate.com)
- https://clui.org/ludb/site/abo-elementary-school-and-fallout-shelter (clui.org)
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