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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1945/07/16 Robert Oppenheimer Work World's first detonation of a nuclear weapon Dropping the Atomic Bombs

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Particulars for Trinity Site:
Historic Use Arms storage
Criteria Exemplar
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Military
Historic Use Military Facility
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Research Facility
Area of Significance Science



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th October 1966

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Trinity Site
Registry Address: 25 mi. S of U.S. 380 on White Sands Missile Range
Registry Number: 66000493
Resource Type: District
Owner: Private, Federal
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Area in Acres: 36480
Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Structures: 13
Non-Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Military, Science
Applicable Criteria: Event
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1945
Historic Function: Education, Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Military facility, Arms storage, Research facility
Current Function: Defense, Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function: Military facility

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