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There's a small typo around 1/3rd of the way down: It reads "Alomogordo New Mexico." The city should be rendered "Alamogordo." It's also something of a persist
by Zancarius 4y ago
There's a small typo around 1/3rd of the way down: It reads "Alomogordo New Mexico." The city should be rendered "Alamogordo."
It's also something of a persistent anachronism that lends itself to the historic population centers, I suspect. The actual test location was at Trinity Site, which is closer to present day Socorro and Carrizozo[1] than to Alamogordo and detonated on the north end of what was then called the "Alamogordo Bombing Range." This location is now a part of the broader White Sands Missile Range. It gives me some amusement as a local, because we occasionally hear the question "Oh, Alamogordo? That's where they tested the bomb, isn't it?!"
I hate to disappoint their curiosity, of course, but according to present day geography, no; historically—kind of—if you consider everything was then associated with Alamogordo, including the army air base! To us, Trinity Site is 80 miles to the north/northwest and on the other side of the Oscura Mountains (north of the San Andres Mountains)!
[1] https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6815401,-106.4737885,20277m/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6815401,-106.4737885,20277m/...
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 4y agoThe confusion probably arises from the fact that if you want to visit the Trinity Site, the caravan departs from the Alamogordo High School parking lot.
- Zancarius 4y agoI'd bet that's a part of it to be sure!