Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)

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The Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) is a U.S. national historical park site that preserves and interprets key locations associated with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
national historical park unit
accessPolicy access to some facilities controlled due to active laboratory operations
coordinateWith Los Alamos Laboratory
surface form: Los Alamos National Laboratory
country United States of America
governingBody National Park Service
U.S. Department of Energy
hasPart Gun Site facilities
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory historic sites

V-Site buildings
historic technical areas related to atomic bomb design
hasSisterSite Hanford Site, Washington
surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Hanford unit)

Oak Ridge History Museum
surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
heritageDesignation National Historical Parks of the United States
surface form: U.S. National Historical Park
inception 2015
interpretiveFocus role of Los Alamos in design and assembly of first atomic bombs
languageOfOfficialWebsite English
legislatedBy United States Congress
locatedIn Los Alamos, New Mexico
surface form: Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Los Alamos, New Mexico
New Mexico
locatedOn Pajarito Plateau
mainBuildingUse interpretation of nuclear weapons development history
nearestCity Los Alamos, New Mexico
operator National Park Service
U.S. Department of Energy
ownedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park multi-site unit

United States National Park System
surface form: United States national park system
purpose preservation of Manhattan Project-era facilities
public interpretation of atomic bomb development
region southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
significantEvent research and development of the first nuclear weapons
significantPeriod World War II
significantProject Manhattan Project
theme United States home front during World War II
surface form: World War II home front

development of the atomic bomb
history of the Manhattan Project
topic military history
nuclear history
science and technology history
visitorActivity education programs
guided tours
historic interpretation

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Bradbury Science Museum associatedWith Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Los Alamos, New Mexico hasAttraction Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
Manhattan Project sites hasDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park core sites
B Reactor hasHeritageDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) hasPart Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory historic sites
Manhattan Project sites hasPart Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Los Alamos Trinity test preparation areas
Manhattan Project sites hasPart Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Los Alamos unit
Manhattan Project sites hasPart Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Hanford unit
B Reactor partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Los Alamos unit) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park multi-site unit