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Selecting the Site

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Choosing Los Alamos
Oppenheimer's Choice
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Quick Fact:
In 1942, the Manhattan Project selected Los Alamos, NM, to be the site of the atomic bomb project's top-secret weapons laboratory. The government requisitioned the area, providing some small compensation to the Los Alamos Ranch School, homesteaders, and others who lived on the site.