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Pillbox at Hoover Dam

USA, on the Arizona side. Pillboxes were actually built at this site, remote from the Pacific coast, during WW II! I guess people honestly worried that the Japanese might pull a Pearl Harbor here. In retrospect, of course, it was a gross overreaction.
UPDATE: Now that I know how to add inserts, I've included a view of the dam itself, as seen from the new bypass bridge downstream, with the position of this pillbox highlighted.
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slgwv said:

Yeah, it's surprising they bothered, particularly when resources were stretched at the outbreak of the war. I wonder whether it was as much to fire up the home front as anything. And, of course, as the Allies themselves found out later, dams are a much harder target than they seem!
9 years ago

slgwv said:

Thanks! It did seem to be a bit of an overreaction--
7 years ago