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The Returns: Epiphany

The Last Archive

CHAPTER

From Mushrooms to Military Secrecy: The Iron Mountain Story

This chapter delves into the remarkable life of Hermann Nast, a German immigrant who reinvented an abandoned mine into a successful mushroom farm and later established the Iron Mountain Atomic Storage Corporation amid Cold War anxieties. It traces the evolution of Iron Mountain into a premier global records management company, emphasizing its role in safeguarding crucial documents during turbulent times.

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