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Historical Markers in Los Alamos, New Mexico

 
Clickable Map of Los Alamos County, New Mexico and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Los Alamos County, NM (15) Rio Arriba County, NM (35) Sandoval County, NM (27) Santa Fe County, NM (154)  LosAlamosCounty(15) Los Alamos County (15)  RioArribaCounty(35) Rio Arriba County (35)  SandovalCounty(27) Sandoval County (27)  SantaFeCounty(154) Santa Fe County (154)
Los Alamos is the county seat for Los Alamos County
Los Alamos is in Los Alamos County
      Los Alamos County (15)  
ADJACENT TO LOS ALAMOS COUNTY
      Rio Arriba County (35)  
      Sandoval County (27)  
      Santa Fe County (154)  
 
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1 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Albert J. ConnellLos Alamos Homestead Tour — Site 1 • Marker 4 —
Albert J. Connell In Lieu Entry: October 1930 Ashley Pond bought H. H. Brook's ranch in January 1917. That same year, Pond hired Albert J. (A. J.) Connell to be the director of the newly formed Los Alamos Ranch School. The school did not own all the . . . Map (db m156673) HM
2 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — 2 — Fuller Lodge — Los Alamos Historical Walking Tour —
Fuller Lodge was built in 1928 as the Ranch School dining room and kitchen. It also served as guest's and nurse's quarters and contained apartments for staff. Named for Edward P. Fuller, a staff member at the Ranch School, it is made of 771 massive . . . Map (db m196722) HM
3 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Harold H. BrookLos Alamos Homestead Tour — Site 1 • Marker 1 —
Harold H. Brook Homestead Entry: August 1908 Los Alamos Ranch School Purchase: 1917 Harold Hemingway Brook was an agronomist from Illinois who came to Santa Fe for treatment of tuberculosis. He recovered enough to apply for homestead entry in . . . Map (db m156686) HM
4 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Homesteading on the Pajarito Plateau, 1887-1942
The human history on the Pajarito Plateau goes back at least 10,000 years. Paleoindians first hunted its forests; millennia later, Pueblo Indians farmed its broad mesas before abandoning their settlements for locations along the Rio Grande. The . . . Map (db m156599) HM
5 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Ice House MemorialLos Alamos Historical Walking Tour — Site 3 —
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 . . . Map (db m156695) HM
6 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — 447 — Los AlamosPopulation 17,599 • Elevation 7,324
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 . . . Map (db m196361) HM
7 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Los Alamos National Laboratory TodayScience Serving Society
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multi-disciplinary laboratory operated by the University of California for the Department of Energy. It encompasses more than 43 square miles of mesas and canyons in northern New Mexico. The laboratory has a . . . Map (db m156698) HM
8 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Los Alamos Post Office
[Top plaque] A Registered Cultural Property State of New Mexico U.S. Post Office Los Alamos Built 1948 Los Alamos' original permanent U.S. Post Office. It is the last remaining portion of the original community center . . . Map (db m196711) HM
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9 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Los Alamos Scientific LaboratoryNational Historic Landmark
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . Map (db m156699) HM
10 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Manhattan Project Era
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 . . . Map (db m156700) HM
11 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Martha BrookLos Alamos Homestead Tour — Site 1 • Marker 3 —
Martha Brook Homestead Entry: August 1913 Los Alamos Ranch School Purchase: 1920 Martha Brook was Harold Brook's mother. Brook applied for homestead entry in Martha's name in August 1913 for 150 acres of what is now Eastern Area, the airport, and . . . Map (db m156687) HM
12 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — Peggy Pond Church — (1903–1986) —
Peggy Pond Church, author of the Southwest classic The House at Otowi Bridge and daughter of Los Alamos Ranch School founder Ashley Pond, will forever be “The First Lady of New Mexican Poetry.” As she rode the Pajarito Plateau and . . . Map (db m64820) HM
13 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — 13 — Post Office — Los Alamos Historical Walking Tour —
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 . . . Map (db m196708) HM
14 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — The Romero CabinLos Alamos Historical Society
Among those tempted by the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered free land in exchange for the successful establishment of a farmstead, was Victor Romero. In 1913 he applied for 15 acres of land that is now within the boundaries of Los Alamos . . . Map (db m156598) HM
15 New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los Alamos — William Mackwood HopperLos Alamos Homestead Tour — Site 1 • Marker 2 —
William Mackwood Hopper Homestead Entry: August 1908 Harold H. Brook Purchase: 1914 Los Alamos Ranch School Purchase: 1917 William Mackwood Hopper met Harold Brook when they both lived in Santa Fe. In August 1908, four days after Brook applied for . . . Map (db m156681) HM
16 New Mexico, Santa Fe County, Los Alamos — Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Route
In appreciation to a great public servant and statesman for more than 30 years U.S. Representative, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Senator. One of our nation’s architects in the fields of agriculture, conservation, health, space exploration, atomic . . . Map (db m161233) HM
 
 
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Mar. 29, 2024