Antioch Potash Ruins

Antioch is the boomed — the 'potash' that's the lakes' yield, the 'Germany cut' that's the war's gap. The '2,000' is the swelled — the 'village to town' that's the growth's span, the 'five plants' that's the industry's count. The 'munitions lie' is the claimed — the 'fertilizer' that's the real use, the 'patriotism' that's the cover's word.

The 'peace killed' is the busted — the 'imports resumed' that's the war's end, the 'priced out' that's the collapse's cause. The 'concrete bones' is the kept — the 'ruins' that's the plants' remains, the 'highway' that's the viewers' road. Antioch is the taught — the 'two graduates' that's the process's makers, the 'alkaline' that's the lakes' chemistry.

The file keeps Antioch: the boomed lakes, the lied munitions, the killed market, and the kept ruins.

Antioch is the archive's Nebraska file — the war boom the peace ended.