Main street in Hanford, 1915

Service station in Hanford, 1930

Hanford High School, 1925

Hanford High School, following its use for military training

Hanford was a small agricultural community in Benton County, Washington. Benton County is a County located in the south-central portion of the U It was evacuated in 1943 along with the town of White Bluffs in order to make room for the nuclear production facility known as the Hanford Site. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. White Bluffs was an agricultural Town in Benton County Washington. The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex on the Columbia River in south-central Washington operated by the United States government The town was located in what is now the "100F" sector of the site.

The original town was settled in 1907 on land bought by the local power and water utility. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In 1913, the town had a spur railroad link to the transcontinental Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad ( CMSP&P RR), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest By 1925 the town was booming thanks to high agricultural demand, and it boasted a hotel, bank, and its own elementary and high schools. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The town was condemned by the Federal government to make way for the Hanford site. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Most buildings were destroyed, with the notable exception of the high school. It was used during WWII as the construction management office. The school still stands today, marred by its use during the years for SWAT practice, and can be seen from the Hanford tour bus operated by the U. SWAT ( Special Weapons And Tactics) is an elite special operations tactical unit in American Police departments similar to the Taiwan Thunder Squad S. government.

External links

• Hanford, WA town site at East Benton County Historical Society
• Hanford Site Environmental Report, 1997