| 词条 | Elko Tract |
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World War IIThe history of the Tract prior to World War II is unremarkable. During the war, however, the area was converted into a false city, its structure closely resembling that of Richmond. Richmond sat nearby to the west of the tract. It is widely accepted that the premise behind the work was to serve as a decoy for German or Japanese bombers on night raids. In theory, when reports would come from the eastern Virginia cities that enemy bombers were flying overhead, the city would cut power to its residents and businesses. At the same time, the lights would come up on Elko Tract - roads built in roughly the same pattern as the city, and a false landing strip arranged identically to the nearby airport, would convince the bombers that they had reached their target. The bombs would then harmlessly fall on an uninhabited stretch of land, and the bombers would return, thinking they had successfully attacked Richmond.[2] World War II ended without any attempt by the Axis Powers to attack Richmond. Control of the land then passed to the Commonwealth of Virginia. References1. ^{{cite web|last1=Hanes|first1=Lucie|title=Haunted Hikes: 9 Southern Ghost Towns|url=http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/southern-ghost-towns/|website=Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine|accessdate=21 January 2018|date=11 October 2017}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=D’Alto|first1=Nick|title=In 1942, the Army Built a Decoy Airfield in Virginia to Fool the Luftwaffe|url=https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/army-built-decoy-airfield-virginia-180955980/|website=Air & Space Magazine|accessdate=3 January 2018|language=en|date=August 2015}} External links
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