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Los Alamos was referred to under the code name "Site Y" by military personnel, and was known only as "The Hill" by many in nearby Santa Fe. Los Alamos was originally built as a closed city accessible from the outside world through only two gates. [9] The specific location of the project was a tightly guarded secret.
Built: 1943 () Architectural style ... Los Alamos National Laboratory ... Site Y: Los Alamos A map of Manhattan Project Era Site Y: Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
The Los Alamos Laboratory, ... The laboratory built the Water Boiler, ... Map of Los Alamos site, New Mexico, 1943–45.
The relatively isolated state had an economy dependent on mining. Its residents and government suffered from a reputation for corruption and extreme traditionalism. New Mexico introduced the Atomic Age in 1945, as the first nuclear weapons were developed by the federal government in the research center it established at Los Alamos.
Los Alamos 35°52′32″N 106°19′27″W / 35.875556°N 106.324167°W / 35.875556; -106.324167 ( Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory; major site of the Manhattan Project
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.