The Great Wall of . . . Colorado(?!?)
“We’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico. And we’re building a wall in Colorado.”
–President Trump (Oct. 23, 2019).
“That’s right: [The Trump Administration is] building a border wall in Colorado. Once they’re done with that, they’re building a naval base in Idaho.”
–Stephen Colbert, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (10/24/19).
Believe it or not, only one of those things is farfetched.
Wanna guess which one?
During World War II, the U.S. Navy operated a training facility, “Farragut Naval Training Station,” on the south end of Lake Pend Oreille in — yup! — Idaho.
The draw(s)?
The lake’s 1,150 foot depth, size, and remote location in northern Idaho.
At its peak during the war, Farragut’s 55,000 population made it the state’s largest “city.”
