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Inside the Adair is bill rail depot museum.
But there in the back corner.
This display case held a relic from the civil war.
We had -- -- clamp down hostage jail this show was donated to the museum more than a decade ago.
Museum director Jerry Holloway says she ever truly felt comfortable around it because no one could definitively tell her if it was dead.
Or if it could blow up -- local -- -- -- and he's a collector.
And he was looking I didn't have to here.
I got it mutual belittling concealed and he began to back up.
That was not for Clinton if she tried to get someone to dispose of it but didn't have any luck we were just -- it.
We couldn't keep Republicans went from fifth it.
The train runs right outside the back door -- museum fearing the vibrations.
Would set off they shout how much put padding around inside the case.
Tuesday a collector came in and told Holloway it could explode.
Police evacuated downtown Adair is -- the regional bomb squad was called -- -- suited up in protective gear and took the civil war artifact to -- turns out.
It was a live round.
This very -- Anderson is very explosive I'm actually shocked that it has lasted as long as their hands.
Train comes -- there's a lot of vibration.
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Blessing from Florida -- I guess and everybody -- remain safe in -- -- -- Denise Dillon Fox 5 News.
