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2 unusual facts about Tower 270


Tower 270

The initial proposed name for the development of the atomic bomb was "Laboratory for the Development of Substitute Materials." Fearing the name would draw undue attention General Leslie Groves changed it to the "Manhattan Engineer District" which was eventually shortened to the Manhattan Project.

It became the Arthur Levitt State Office Building providing New York City offices for members of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate.



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