09/11/1941 AD began
At its peak the project employed 13,000 persons. By the end of April, the first occupants were moving in and 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) of space was ready by the end of May.
Groves steadily overcame one crisis after another, dealing with strikes, shortages, competing priorities and engineers who were not up to their tasks.
He worked six days a week in his office in Washington, D.C. During the week he would determine which project was in the greatest need of personal attention and pay it a visit on Sunday. Groves later recalled that he was "hoping to get to a war theater so I could find a little peace."
Arlington County, VA
Lattitude: 38.8802° N
Longitude: 77.1083° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 38.8802° N
Longitude: 77.1083° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What began?
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Leslie Groves US Army Corps of Enginee...
Objects To Whom or What was began?
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The Pentagon The headquarters buildin...
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