Veteran Memorials & Military Monuments – Page 2

Memorial Rose Garden at Fuller Lodge

Constructed 1956 In 1956 the rose garden was started at the Fuller Lodge by members of the Los Alamos Garden Club. At that time there was no cemetery, so rose bushes were planted in memory of those who died in Los Alamos. The deceased were buried elsewhere. The garden club Read more…

By Jessica Mraz, 6 monthsMay 31, 2024 ago

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Ice House Memorial

Today a memorial stands at the site of the Ranch School Ice House. During WWII, the nuclear core of the “Gadget” (the prototype atomic bomb) was assembled here and then transported to Trinity Site, 220 miles south near Socorro, NM. It was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945. During the Read more…

By Jessica Mraz, 6 monthsMay 31, 2024 ago