Los Alamos in Los Alamos County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ice House Memorial

Los Alamos Historical Walking Tour

— Site 3 —

Ice House Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2015

1. Ice House Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Today a memorial stands at the site of the original Ice House. During World War II, nuclear components of the Trinity device (a prototype nuclear weapon) were assembled here to be detonated later at Trinity Site 255 miles south near Socorro, New Mexico. During the Manhattan Project, the technical area laboratories bordered the south side of Ashley Pond. These buildings were removed by the mid-1960s. The post-war laboratory was built at its current location on the mesas south of here.

Note: The adjacent boulder memorial plaque for Manhattan Project workers dedicated in 1995 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Erected by Los Alamos Historical Walking Tour, and Los Alamos National Bank.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II.

Location. 35° 52.817′ N, 106° 18.19′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. Marker is on Trinity Drive (New Mexico Route 502) 0.1 miles west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at knee-level on the southwest corner of the subject memorial kiosk, facing Trinity Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2200 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (here, next to this marker); Los Alamos National Laboratory Today (here, next to this marker); Peggy Pond Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Manhattan Project Era (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fuller Lodge (about 800 feet away); Los Alamos Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Mackwood Hopper (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Alamos.

Regarding Ice House Memorial. This memorial contains original stone from the Ranch School’s ice house, which was torn down in 1957.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Los Alamos Historical Walking Tour

Also see . . . Bradbury Science Museum History. An old ice house on the bank of Ashley Pond became the first Laboratory museum. Already fitted with a vault door, the ice house satisfied security standards for housing the classified exhibits. The Ice House Museum opened to official visitors in 1954. (Submitted on September 25, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Marker detail: Ice House image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Los Alamos Historical Museum

2. Marker detail: Ice House

Ice House Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2015

3. Ice House Memorial

(marker visible on southwest corner of memorial kiosk)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.