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  1. Los Alamos County (English: "The Poplars" or "Cottonwoods"; Spanish: Condado de Los Álamos) is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census , the population was 19,419. [1] The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan ...

  2. Oct 11, 2020 · Los Alamos, New Mexico. Discovering a large exhibit on Los Alamos at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe with a warning to take no photos had us intrigued enough to make the...

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  3. Los Alamos (Spanish meaning "The Cottonwoods" or "The Poplars") is a town New Mexico that is recognized as the birthplace of the atomic bomb––the primary obj...

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  4. Sep 21, 2023 · Quick Facts. Location: Los Alamos County, New Mexico. Significance: Home of the Manhattan Project, a top secret US government program during WWII that rushed to develop and deploy atomic weapons in order to hasten the end of the war. Designation: American World War II Heritage City.

  5. Los Alamos County is a small community with a worldwide reputation for scientific and technological development. Branded as the place “where discoveries are made,” it was a secret, gated city as the birthplace of the Manhattan Project during WWII, and today is home to Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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