Trinity Site ranch house faces restoration

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – A ranch house where Los Alamos scientists assembled the world’s first atomic bomb is being restored.
The McDonald/Schmidt Ranch House at the Trinity Site is facing exterior renovations thanks to a cooperative agreement with White Sand Missile Range Cultural Resources Program.
Improvements will focus on the exterior stucco, gutters and drainage and interior restoration.
On July 16, 1945, scientists from the then-secret city of Los Alamos successfully exploded t