The series of slides below provides geographic context to the Hanford Nuclear Site in south central Washington. Study the slides and captions and write a short narrative description of the region and its suitability as a secret and safe site for plutonium production during World War II.
Aerial view of Hanford, Washington, 1922
Hanford Irrigation Power Company's Irrigated Lands, 1910'
Undeveloped land near Hanford, Washington
Hanford area farm
Irrigation system near Hanford, Washington, 1922
High School, Hanford Washington, 1922
Planters Hotel, Hanford, Washington, 1922
White Bluffs, Washington
City pumping plant, Hanford, Washington
Completed Grand Coulee Dam, 1941 - Upriver from Hanfrod
images from the collection of the Washington State Historical Society