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Preserving and Interpreting the Manhattan Project

Dedicated to supporting the Manhattan Project National Historical Park and capturing the memories of the people who harnessed the energy of the atom.

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Hear first-hand accounts of the Manhattan Project

Voices of the Manhattan Project
Browse our collection of oral histories with workers, families, service members, and more about their experiences in the Manhattan Project.

Tour the Sites of the Manhattan Project

Ranger in your Pocket
Tour some of the key locations of the Manhattan Project with an audio guide.

Learn about the history of the Manhattan Project

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From our Archive

Sense of Place
October 26, 2020

In honor of the 5th anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, AHF is pleased to make its documentary film A Sense of Place available online. In 2006, the Los Alamos National Laboratory had just completed the restoration of the “V Site” (photo). Located in a secure area of the laboratory, the “V Site” […]
5th Anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park
October 26, 2020

Join us in celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park! The official signing ceremony with Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz  that established the new Park was held on November 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo courtesy of Oak Ridge Today). The Park has three […]

Learn about some of the people who were a part of the Manhattan Project

Ethaline H. Cortelyou

Chicago, IL

Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou was a junior chemist at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

Floy Agnes Lee

Los Alamos, NM

Floy Agnes “Aggie” (Naranjo Stroud) Lee was a biologist who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos as a technician.

Harold “Hal” Behl

Oak Ridge, TN

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from New York University, Hal Behl registered with the National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel and was drafted into the Army.