By: Anthony Dicandia, Shelby Warner, Alana Dandridge Amidst an ongoing Cold War between Russia and the U.S., the federal government alongside with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission conducted two nuclear explosions in 1964 in the Tatum Salt Dome near Baxterville, Mississippi. According … Continue reading
By: Alana Dandridge According to “Earth Vibrations from a Nuclear Explosion in a Salt Dome”, there were three seismic measurement projects for the Salmon event: on-site, off-site, and seismic safety measurements. One-site measurement was 1.458 to 6.263 km from surface zero. Off-site … Continue reading
By: McKenna Wierman, Brianna Jackson, Vanessa Cordova Fifty years after two nuclear blasts occurred in Lamar County, 20 miles from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, state health officials say no contamination remains in the groundwater. A chainlink fence blocks the only road and a brass … Continue reading
Unidentified journalist takes a nap after being informed on the postponement of the nuclear testing. Marie Gibson of Baxterville, MS stands with other residents in front of her damaged house after the blast. Four-year-old, Martha Saul is seen playing peek-a-boo … Continue reading
By: Joanie Sanders, Maggie Durnien, Melanie O’Neill The year was 1964 and the talk around Hattiesburg was nuclear testing. Hattiesburg, located in Lamar County had a population of around 35,000 that year. Fast forward to 2015. The population has increased … Continue reading
By: Barrett Ervin, Khadijah Lacey, Olivia Rogers The Project Dribble test site in Baxterville focuses on a state effort to return the wasteland into a long leaf timber eco-system. Forest Management Chief at Mississippi Forestry Commission Richard McInnis said “one … Continue reading
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By: Barrett Ervin Kathleen Bogle was born in Baxterville, Miss. in 1926. She grew up there until she was in the 8th grade and her family moved to Texas. It wasn’t until years later, when her family decided to move back … Continue reading
By: McKenna Wierman Just outside a quiet little town in Mississippi, 1,306,000 gallons of contaminated radioactive liquids and water lay buried and nearly forgotten more than 2,700 feet below the surface of the earth. The only indication of the monstrous vat … Continue reading
By: Vanessa Cordova According to the Salmon Test Site Radiological Monitoring Report 2013, an eight-year “special study” by the Division of Radiological Health was created to study the levels of tritium concentration. These samples were collected monthly. Areas this study focused … Continue reading