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What city grew up on the site of an abandoned airport?

In 1942, a military airport was built in Natrona County, Wyoming. Ten years later, he was relocated to another place, and the land he occupied was bought by a local farmer, divided into plots and sold. Gradually, the former runways turned into streets, and in the 1970s the municipality of Bar Nunn was registered on this site. Currently, the population of the town exceeds 2000 people.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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