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Oak Ridge City Historical Markers

Map of Tennessee State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Oak Ridge
 

Oak Ridge City Historical Markers

Oak Ridge Historical Marker

East Tri County Boulevard, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 1' 13.559988", -84° 17' 40.38"

In 1943, Oak Ridge was created as the residential center for the Clinton Engineering Works. Located on the northeast corner of a 59,000-acre reservation acquired by the government in 1942, the community was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Architects, in 1945. Oak Ridge reached a peak population of 75,000. On January 1, 1947, the Atomic Energy Commission assumed control of the community, in 1959. Oak Ridge became an incorporated municipality. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission Oak Ridge MPS
East Tri County Boulevard
Oak Ridge Churches
George Jones Memorial Baptist Church
George Jones Memorial Baptist Church is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

New Bethel Baptist Church
New Bethel Baptist Church is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

The Chapel-on-the-Hill
Built in 1943 near the main business district ( Jackson Square), this standard Army Chapel was soon known within the Manhatttan Project as The Chapel ... [click for more]

Oak Ridge Historic Homes & Houses
J.B. Jones House
J.B. Jones House is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

Luther Brannon House
Luther Brannon House is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

The Guest House
The Guest House provided accommodations for visitors to the Clinton Engineering Works (Oak Ridge) during the time of the Manhattan Project, which led ... [click for more]

Oak Ridge General Interest
Bear Creek Road Checking Station
Bear Creek Road Checking Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

Bethel Valley Road Checking Station
Bethel Valley Road Checking Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

Freels Cabin
The Freels Bend Cabin was one of the earliest cabins built in Anderson County. Construction on the cabin was begun in 1810 by Edward Freels. The cabin... [click for more]

K-25 PLANT
As a part of the Manhattan Project, the K-25 plant was designed to house work on separating U-235 from -238 through the gaseous diffusion process. At ... [click for more]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

X-10 Plant

A Manhattan Project facility, the plutonium pilot plant was constructed in 1943 as a production model for the Hanford Engineering ... [click for more]

Oak Ridge Turnpike Checking Station
Oak Ridge Turnpike Checking Station is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

Oak Ridge City Historical Marker
In 1943, Oak Ridge was created as the residential center for the Clinton Engineering Works. Located on the northeast corner of a 59,000-acre reservati... [click for more]

The Elza Gate
From April 1, 1943, until March 19, 1949, this was the site of Elza Gate. Elza Gate was the primary entrance to the secret community of Oak Ridge and,... [click for more]

The Emery Road
On a route that was first authorized to be cut and cleared in 1787, the Rock Pillar Bridge 60 yards to the north-northeast was built in the early 1900... [click for more]

Woodland-Scarboro Historic District
Woodland-Scarboro Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic PlacesOak Ridge MPS... [click for more]

Y-12 Plant
The Electromagnetic Separation Plan was a Manhattan Project facility built in 1943 to separate U-235 from U238. Material for the first atomic bomb was... [click for more]