Los Alamos, New Mexico

USA / New Mexico / Los Alamos /
 town, draw only border, CDP - Census Designated Place, county seat
Birthplace of the first atomic bomb.
During the war the address of the entire city was P.O. Box 180, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
An interesting personal letter from the time: www.war-letters.com/0004-0053.html
militarybases.com/los-alamos-demolition-army-base-in-no...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos,_New_Mexico
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   35°53'37"N   106°17'26"W

Comments

  • I believe that the original address was P.O. Box 1663 (not 180), and is still the billing address for the Lab today.
  • The current URL for the above letter is: http://www.war-letters.com/0004/0053.html
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