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Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. [9] It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City, [10] the Secret City, [11] and the City ...
Oak Ridge Historic District (also known as Clinton Engineer Works Townsite) is a historic district in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Roughly bounded by East Drive, Outer and West Outer Drives, Louisiana Avenue, and Tennessee Avenue, the district comprises much of Oak Ridge's original Manhattan ...
Calutron Girls photographed by Ed Westcott at their calutron control panels at Y-12. The Calutron Girls were a group of young women—mostly high school graduates—who had joined the Manhattan Project at the Y-12 National Security Complex located at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from 1943 to 1945.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and historic districts in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together on a map.
Oak Ridge: Contributing properties in the historic district include United Church, The Chapel on the Hill, the Alexander Inn, and the elementary school now occupied by the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge. 18: Oliver Springs Banking Company: Oliver Springs Banking Company: April 14, 1992 : 410 Main St.
The 1958 Oak Ridge High School team was honored by the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in July. From left are members Sam Owen, Howard Dunnebacke, Larry Richards, Mike Brady, Woody Barwick, Jimmie ...
J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Guest House in 1946; photograph by Ed Westcott. The Alexander Inn, originally known as The Guest House and now the Alexander Guest House, is a historic building in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that was built during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors and that later was used as a hotel.
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