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

Manhattan Project Era

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2015

1. Manhattan Project Era Marker

Inscription. Two gifted WWII leaders whose unique partnership
won the wartime race to build an atomic bomb

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Laboratory Director
Los Alamos Laboratory
1942-1945

General Leslie R. Groves
Commanding General
Manhattan Engineer District
1942-1946

In 1943, in the former Los Alamos Ranch School buildings at this location, a joint military and civilian laboratory was established. A mere 28 months later, the men and women of Los Alamos had conceived, designed, developed, built, tested, and fielded the world's first atomic bombs.

Susanne Vertel, Sculptor
Part of the Los Alamos County Art in Public Places Collection
Dedicated by the Los Alamos County Council on May 19, 2011

Erected 2011 by Los Alamos County Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Patriots & Patriotism • Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 35° 52.895′ N, 106° 18.119′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. Marker is on Central Avenue just west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2132 Central Avenue, Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fuller Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Alamos Post Office (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Post Office (about 300 feet away); William Mackwood Hopper (about 400 feet away); Harold H. Brook (about 400 feet away); Albert J. Connell (about 400 feet away); Martha Brook (about 400 feet away); Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, 1887-1942 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Alamos.

Also see . . . Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II. The controversial creation and eventual use of the atomic bomb engaged some of the world’s leading scientific minds, as well as the U.S. military—and most of the work was done in Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Submitted on September 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2015

2. Manhattan Project Era Marker

(marker in foreground • sculpture in background)

Manhattan Project Era Sculpture: Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer & General Leslie R. Groves image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2015

3. Manhattan Project Era Sculpture: Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer & General Leslie R. Groves

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.