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City in Tennessee, United States
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Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee. Oak Ridge was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In Oak Ridge, thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The city is no longer secret, but it has a rich history worth exploring, and a strong bent toward science and technology. Oak Ridge is Appalachia and the nuclear age rolled into one, a great city to check out.
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This museum has several exhibits. Primarily it is dedicated to explaining Oak Ridge's role in furthering the WWII-era Manhattan Project. There are also various scientific toy puzzles and a gift shop. Offers three-hour tours of the Clinton Engineer Works (now Oak Ridge Reservation), the headquarters of the Manhattan Project.
The first monument between a U.S. Manhattan Project city and Japan, the bell serves as an expression of hope for everlasting peace.
This small art gallery has various paintings, post cards, and other locally-produced arts, crafts, and jewelry.
In 1956, it was here at the former Clinton High School where the Clinton Twelve supposedly became the first African Americans to desegregate a state-supported public school in the Southeast. This museum is at the former Green McAdoo School, a segregated elementary school for African Americans from 1935-1965.
Beautiful publicly-owned golf course designed by Billy Casper. Centennial offers 18 challenging holes. Collared shirt required to play.
Largest theater venue in Oak Ridge.
One of Oak Ridge's strongest traditions. At Big Ed's the pizzas are made out front of the customers. The pizza slices are thin, floppy, gooey and hot, served on paper plates. The only restroom is in the basement, which is inconvenient for handicapped customers.
Standard American restaurant and bar. Small selection of beers and liquors.
By car
S. government, there were only two entries and exits from the city due to the desired isolation of the secret Manhattan Project.
By bus
Oak Ridge was designed by the government, so the layout of the town is fairly simple, almost utilitarian in some neighbourhoods, the streets are even in alphabetical order.
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