Trinity Site, (sculpture).

Trinity Site, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Trinity Site, (sculpture).

Sculpture: lava rock; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 79 in. x W. 70 in.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. x W. 1 ft.

(On plaque on sculpture:) TRINITY SITE/WHERE/THE WORLD'S FIRST/NUCLEAR DEVICE/WAS EXPLODED/JULY 16, 1945/ERECTED 1965/WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE/J. FREDERICK THORLIN/MAJOR GENERAL U. S. ARMY/COMMANDING

Pyramidal sculpture stands on a low, square base.

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Alamogordo

Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Coadministered by United States Department of the Army, White Sands Missile Range, Alamogordo, New Mexico

Located White Sands Missile Range, White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo, New Mexico

The sculpture is sited at Ground Zero, where the world's first atomic bomb was successfully detonated. The site is administered by the Army while the monument is administered by the National Park Service. IAS files include a nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places, publications from the White Sands National Monument, and a booklet entitled "Los Alamos: Beginning of an Era, 1943-1945," prepared by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.

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