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

Los Alamos

Population 17,599 • Elevation 7,324

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1. Los Alamos Marker

Inscription. Located near the ancient Indian sites of the Pajarito Plateau, Los Alamos is one of New Mexico's newest towns. In 1942 a boys ranch school became the headquarters of the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. Los Alamos National Laboratories continues to be a center for nuclear and other scientific research.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. (Marker Number 447.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 35° 52.476′ N, 106° 14.855′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. It is on E Road (State Highway 502) east of Eastgate Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Los Alamos NM 87544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Los Alamos Project Main Gate Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Route (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bradbury Science Museum (approx. 2.9 miles away); Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Manhattan Project Era Cafeteria

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(approx. 3 miles away); Manhattan Project Era Dormitory (approx. 3 miles away); Post Office (approx. 3 miles away); Los Alamos Post Office (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Alamos.

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