Los Alamos in Los Alamos County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Post Office
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1. Post Office Marker
National Register of Historic Places website entry
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During World War II, mail to Los Alamos residents was simply addressed to P.O. Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico. When the Manhattan Project's existence was made known to the outside world in 1945, the Secret City could again use its Los Alamos postmark. The Post Office opened in its present location in November, 1948, on the site of the Ranch School Trading Post.
Photo Courtesy of Los Alamos Historical Museum (Marker Number 13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1948.
Location. 35° 52.898′ N, 106° 18.054′ W. Marker is in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in Los Alamos County. It is on Central Avenue east of 20th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 199 Central Park Sq, 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 walking distance of this marker: Los Alamos Post Office (here, next to this marker); Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer & Gen. Leslie Groves Sculptures (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Fuller Lodge (about 300 feet away); Manhattan Project Era (about 300 feet away); Memorial Rose Garden (about 400 feet away); Manhattan Project National Historical Park (about 400 feet away); Five Eras of History (about 400 feet away); Fire Cache (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Alamos.
Other markers no longer nearby. Fuller Lodge (was about 400
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