Choosing the Secret City: The Creation and Importance of Oak Ridge, TN
In 1942, the federal government launched the enormously secretive Manhattan Project. In order to safely experiment and privately expand the nation’s nuclear capabilities, five closed cities were created, one in east Tennessee: Oak Ridge. The city’s construction changed the landscape, economy, and culture in east Tennessee during World War II. Many of those changes are still visible today when comparing Oak Ridge to its neighbors.
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