WWII-Era Bunkers Still Standing at Crab Orchard Refuge

Concrete structures from the war years remain in use on refuge grounds

By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau

CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Ill. — Bunkers built during World War II remain in use on the refuge today, according to the Southern Illinoisan.

Further detail on the bunkers' original purpose, their current use, and the refuge's history was not available in the reporting reviewed. It's the kind of history that doesn't always show up on the trail map — but the concrete is still there for anyone who looks.

Attribution: Southern Illinoisan.

— Compiled from reporting by the Southern Illinoisan.

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