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Slab City is a small anarchic community in the Sonoran desert that attracts people from all walks of life who seek independence. Situated on the former site of a now dilapidated military base, with no infrastructure, and currently in jurisdictional limbo, many of its permanent and seasonal residents feel tension between authority and a strong desire to express a level of freedom not available in modern society. | Slab City is a small anarchic community in the Sonoran desert that attracts people from all walks of life who seek independence. Situated on the former site of a now dilapidated military base, with no infrastructure, and currently in jurisdictional limbo, many of its permanent and seasonal residents feel tension between authority and a strong desire to express a level of freedom not available in modern society. | ||
=====What's It Like in Slab City, the 'Last Free Place' in the U.S.?===== | |||
[https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/slab-city.htm by Dave Roos howstuffworks] | |||
The settlement got its name from the concrete foundations left behind when the U.S. government shut down Camp Robert H. Dunlap, a Marine Corps base located near the tiny desert outpost of Niland, California. When Camp Dunlap was in operation during World War II, there were 30 buildings, 8 miles (13 kilometers) of paved streets, water and sewage treatment plants and even a swimming pool. | |||
