Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
109 East Palace
Santa Fe Office 1943 - 1963
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
| | University of California | |
Photographed by Shaw Zavoshy, August 7, 2021
1. 109 East Palace Marker
All the men and women who made the first atomic bomb passed through this portal to their secret mission at Los Alamos. Their creation in 27 months of the weapons that ended World War II was one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.
Location. 35° 41.26′ N, 105° 56.225′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. It can be reached from East Palace Street east of Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 East Palace, Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Building Stood Here Before 1680 (a few steps from this marker); Captain Diego Arias de Quiros (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitching Post at the End of the Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Santa Fes First Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Sena Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Fray Angιlico Chαvez (within shouting distance of this marker); Cut Stone Facade with Quoin (about 300 feet away); 1598-1890 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Also see . . . Los Alamos National Laboratory (Wikipedia).
"Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos or LANL for short) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project. It is a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.(Submitted on August 7, 2021.)
Los Alamos was selected as the top-secret location for bomb design in late 1942 and officially commissioned the next year, under the management of the University of California. At the time it was known as Project Y and was the center for weapon design and overall coordination. Other labs, today known as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Hanford Site, concentrated on the production of uranium and plutonium bomb fuels. Los Alamos was the heart of the project, collecting together some of the world's most famous scientists, among them numerous Nobel Prize winners. The site was known variously as Project Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory through this period."
Photographed by Shaw Zavoshy, August 7, 2021
2. 109 East Palace Marker - wide view
The marker, barely visible here, is in the back of building's courtyard, on the wall, behind the sign.
Photographed by Shaw Zavoshy, August 7, 2021
3. 109 East Palace Marker - directional sign
There is a sign on the street at the courtyard entrance pointing the way to the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
