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Oak Mountain was created when the State Land Act of 1927 granted the park the 940 acres (380 ha) between Double Oak Mountain and Little Oak Ridge. From 1934 to 1941, the park saw improvements made by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration. Remnants of the CCC era—foundations, bridges and other ...
The Oak Ridge History Museum is a history museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Its mission is to document the social impact on Oak Ridge from its role in the World War II Manhattan Project. [1] [2] This is in contrast to the nearly American Museum of Science and Energy, which concentrates of the technical aspects of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge.
The Creek Council Oak Tree is a historic landmark which represents the founding of the modern city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States by the Lochapoka [1] Tribal Town of the Creek Nation. The Creeks had been forced to leave their homeland in the southeastern United States [ a ] and travel to land across the Mississippi River, where the U.S ...
In 2015, the Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau began using “Explore Oak Ridge” to market the attractions and outdoor activities within the city.
Oak Tree House and neighboring Fire Temple can be visited via a 2-hour ranger-guided hike. [166] Spruce Tree House is the third-largest village, within several hundred feet of a spring, and had 130 rooms and eight kivas. It was constructed sometime between 1211 and 1278. It is believed anywhere from 60 to 80 people lived there at one time. [167]
Big Oak Tree State Park is a state-owned nature preserve with recreational features encompassing 1,029 acres (416 ha) in East Prairie, Missouri, United States. The state park was established in a large expanse of drained cropland in 1938 to protect some of the largest trees in the state and in the nation. [ 5 ]
A mix of oak and pine tree species dominate the canopy, typically chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana), and white pine (Pinus strobus), but sometimes white oak (Quercus alba) or scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea). Varying amounts of oaks and pines can result in oak forests, mixed oak–pine forests, or small pine forests.
The Emancipation Oak, an oak tree, is located in a nearby grove. [11] The area is now part of Naval Hospital Beaufort. [11] The official building for the Camp Saxton site is located at the Naval Heritage Park. A small white church, called Pinckney Porter's Chapel, houses the exhibits for Camp Saxton.