McDonald Ranch House

sam_r84Trinity, 16 July 1945: The First Atomic Bomb Test

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Also known as: McDonald-Schmidt Ranch House

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The Trinity device’s nuclear components were assembled at the McDonald Ranch House near the test site. The Manhattan Project used the ranch house during preparations for Trinity.

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Manhattan Project test facility
The Manhattan Project used the ranch house during preparations for Trinity.
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Assembly site for the test
The Trinity device’s nuclear components were assembled at the McDonald Ranch House near the test site.
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Assembly at the ranch house
Bradbury supervised assembly work on the Trinity device at the McDonald Ranch House.
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