Georgia's Secret Forest | Georgia Outdoors

On this episode of Georgia Outdoors; Sharon ventures to the northern foothills to unlock the mysteries surrounding the Dawson Forest. Peer through the barbed wire to catch a glimpse of the forest's Cold War history!
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[@cindydavis597]

Knowing what is inside, you would have to be pretty stupid to break in (that nuclear reactor building). How would explain your symptoms to your doctor. AFTER you were in a jail cell from breaking in. Thank you.

[@TASmania-22]

It's was completely open for many yrs. I camped inside that building as a child. It was harmless! It's welded shut because the government doesn't want people knowing what is underground. I've been inside those buildings too. It's an amazing place, above ground and the underground complex. There is radiation there, but it's where the reactor is buried. The strange thing is, the Wildlife Management division took down all the radiation warning signs at the secured fence. They put people in danger by doing that. But government doesn't care. That spot is the only kill zone, unless you drown in the lower levels inside the reactor building. Having said all that, my childhood doctor (Dr Dunn) thought I got radiation poisoning at 15 yrs old. That could've only happened while inside the reactor building. Dawson Forest (Lockheed) was my playground. Has been for nearly 5 decades.

[@outdoorman7425]

Decades ago, when I worked in Cumming, I went to Dawson Forest a few times to hunt. Long term locals told me of mutated wild life in the Forest. They say there were some strange animals roaming in those woods.

[@outdoorman7425]

Did they perform any test of nuclear radiation effects on humans?

[@robertbates6057]

I always wondered what the forest was about.