| Los Alamos, New
Mexico
Los
Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning
"The poplars").
Los
Alamos is home to the Los Alamos
National Laboratory, which was founded
to undertake the Manhattan Project.
Before the Manhattan Project, the site
was occupied by the Los Alamos Ranch
School.
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Los Alamos was founded as a secret
planned community to provide housing for
the employees of the Manhattan Project
during World War II. Although locals
were aware of its existence, all
information about the town was highly
classified until the bombing of
Hiroshima, and any outbound
correspondence by those working and
living in Los Alamos was censored by
military officials. At the time, it was
referred to as "The Hill" by many in
Santa Fe, and as "Site Y" by military
personnel. |
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