Monday, October 16, 2017

Santa Fe, New Mexico: 109 East Palace

This little courtyard in the historical section of Santa Fe has some good-sized history attached to it.

During World War II, the United States was in the process of setting up the laboratories that would work on atomic weapon development. The town for that work was started from scratch, and eventually became known as Los Alamos.

When people "checked in" to work at the lab, they did so right here. That means a virtual who's who of atomic research visited here to fill out forms and have a photograph taken on their way to Los Alamos.

You can find a plaque honoring this area's small part in the road to the atomic bomb and victory over the Japanese on the back wall of this area. In the meantime, the area certainly is a colorful place of business now.

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