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[[file:DrySprings.jpg|thumb|250px|Dry Springs at sunset]]'''Dry Springs''' was a town in the state of [[Nevada]], located within [[helicopter]] distance of [[New Mexico]]'s [[Area 51]]. Shortly after the [[tenth Doctor]]'s arrival in [[1958]], it was attacked by a [[Viperox]] battle drone and representatives of the [[Alliance of Shades]].  [[Cassie Rice]] was a waitress at her mother's diner there, and [[Jimmy Stalkingwolf]] was a ranch hand on local spreads. Ultimately, the town sustained a major Viperox attack, essentially destroying it. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'')
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:''Dry Springs is not a real town in Nevada, according to current [[wikipedia:ZIP code|postal code]] records.  Nor is its implied location relative to Area 51 realistic.  The editing of ''Dreamland'' seems to imply that Dry Springs is close to Roswell — an easy trip for Cassie and Jimmy to make by truck.  But if we accept the real-life position of Roswell, and we assume that Dry Springs is on the easternmost edge of Nevada, the two towns would still be hundreds of miles apart.  Roswell is much closer to [[Texas]] than Nevada. 
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'''Dry Springs''' was a [[town]] in the state of [[Nevada]], located within [[helicopter]] distance of [[Area 51]].
 
[[Cassie Rice]] was a [[waitress]] at her mother's [[diner]] there, and [[Jimmy Stalkingwolf]] was a ranch hand on local spreads. Shortly after the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s arrival in [[1958]], it was attacked by a [[Viperox]] battle drone and representatives of the [[Alliance of Shades]]. Ultimately, the town sustained a major Viperox attack, and was essentially destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'')
 
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Tenth Doctor]]
[[Category:Homes of the Doctor's companions]]
[[Category:Towns and villages located in Nevada]]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 26 February 2019

Dry Springs was a town in the state of Nevada, located within helicopter distance of Area 51.

Cassie Rice was a waitress at her mother's diner there, and Jimmy Stalkingwolf was a ranch hand on local spreads. Shortly after the Tenth Doctor's arrival in 1958, it was attacked by a Viperox battle drone and representatives of the Alliance of Shades. Ultimately, the town sustained a major Viperox attack, and was essentially destroyed. (TV: Dreamland)