‘The Big Bang That Didn't Happen’ talk Feb. 5th
Talk by Ann Noble on the Wagon Wheel Project
by Sublette County Library
January 27, 2015
The Sublette County Library in Pinedale invites you to come listen to local historian and author, Ann Chambers Noble talk about The Wagon Wheel Project - "The Big Bang That Didn't Happen" on Thursday, February 5th at noon and again that evening at 6:30 pm.
In 1968, an area 10 miles south of Boulder and 9,220 feet underground was proposed to be exploded by five nuclear bombs to release natural gas trapped in layers of sandstone. It was estimated that the five bombs would create a blast 25 times greater than the explosion that destroyed Hiroshima. Citizens from Sublette County and surrounding areas formed a local committee to research the effects of the project on residents and to bring their concerns to area lawmakers and eventually the nation’s capital.
Don’t miss the chance to learn details about this fascinating piece of local history and its grassroots success story.
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