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[Laurie Verge]

Yes, it is. Ft. Detrick is about an hour from Surratt House and was a center for biological warfare experiments from 1943 until 1969. It is still a medical research center for that, but dealing more in prevention than experimentation, I think. Nixon's cancer research center there is now known as the National Cancer Institute-Frederick.

There has been a lot of controversy with residents of the town over the past decade because of the high incidents of cancer within communities that live close to the post. Many claim the air and water has been contaminated by the warfare experiments for years.