Newly Found Trenches Date to World War II
National Park Service crews clearing brush this week stumbled onto World War II-era trenches hastily dug after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
They were intended to be the last lines of defense against a Japanese attack that never hit the shores of the continental United States. The dozen trenches are about 5 feet deep, and some still bear remnants of mounts for .30-caliber machine guns. The park service is not releasing the precise location of the trenches until archeologists sweep the area. Later, rangers will erect signs explaining why the trenches were dug.
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