The Roseville Yard Explosion
Added 2024-04-02 10:15:00 +0000 UTCYou might be wondering what became of the town of Antelope which was destroyed by this disaster. At the time, it consisted of only around 30 buildings: a post office, a general store and a handful of homes. The Roseville Yard explosions practically wiped it off the map.
It wasn’t until the late 1980s that Antelope was rebuilt… albeit in a very different form. A large swathe of houses and apartment buildings were constructed as a planned new community, and the town was recognized once again by the US Postal Service in 1994.
Since then it’s grown to have a population of nearly 50,000 with multiple schools, parks and businesses. It’s considerably larger than the “old” Antelope that was wiped out by the explosion. I wonder if this community would ever have developed this way if the disaster hadn’t taken place?
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Thank you - that's great to hear. I genuinely love making these videos, too!
Fascinating Horror
2024-04-10 11:44:30 +0000 UTCMe too - although I can't help but wonder if they've got them all... or if there are one or two still lurking
Fascinating Horror
2024-04-10 11:43:44 +0000 UTCI'm so glad I stumbled into your channel a couple years ago because of a reddit comment talking about crushes. Seriously love your content and the format!
Jess
2024-04-03 02:03:17 +0000 UTCExcellent account. Very glad that the unexploded bombs found in the 1990s were disposed of without injury or serious damage.
Elizabeth Finkler Hanasaki
2024-04-02 18:27:03 +0000 UTC
