icks ▁were ▁quite ▁soft ▁and ▁of ▁poor ▁quality . ▁The ▁former ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁building ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Canal ▁and ▁Fox ▁streets ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁remaining ▁buildings ▁constructed ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁brick . ▁The ▁re - dis cover y ▁of ▁Car ls bad ▁Ca ver ns ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁" B at ▁C ave ") ▁by ▁local ▁cow bo ys ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁establishment ▁of ▁Car ls bad ▁Ca ver ns ▁National ▁Park ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁gained ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Car ls bad ▁substantial ▁recognition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁pot ash ▁was ▁discovered ▁near ▁Car ls bad , ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁Car ls bad ▁domin ated ▁the ▁American ▁pot ash ▁market . ▁Following ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁pot ash ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁residents ▁and ▁leaders ▁of ▁Car ls bad ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁W aste ▁Is olation ▁Pil ot ▁Plant ▁( W IP P ), ▁a ▁site ▁where ▁low - level ▁nuclear ▁waste ▁would ▁be ▁stored ▁thousands ▁of ▁feet ▁under ground ▁in ▁salt ▁b eds . ▁Congress ▁author ized ▁the ▁W IP P ▁project ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁DO E ▁Car ls bad ▁Area ▁Office ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁waste ▁ship ment ▁arrived ▁in