The College at Brockport rediscovered partially-stocked fallout shelters in crawl spaces under 3 dormitory buildings
Author: Peter Gallivan
Updated: 7:57 AM EDT April 6, 2021
BROCKPORT, N.Y. — In 1961 President John F. Kennedy initiated the Community Fallout Shelter Program. Shortly thereafter Governor Nelson Rockefeller passed a statewide civil defense bill that hid shelters in public buildings across New York. Evidence of those tense times and those executive orders was just rediscovered at the College at Brockport.
As a member of the class of '87, it was a story that certainly caught my attention. Meghan Finnerty who works in the College Communications office says it has peaked the interest of many alumni. "I think when you love your school you love learning about your school."