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 completeneers designs for the Han- ford, WA pile, 100 begins shortly after.  ite Reactor in Oak Ridge, com- was TN onplete October 31, 1943. The pile would gofor critical the 4 firsttime days later. are Interpretative Waysides AroundAppear Starting to Town. Gar- new Victory the are stalled behind Top House Flat by den the the Children (or be will that Others Ridge. installed been have have already Oak the Hill, on Chapel include Station, Checking Turnpike Ridge made.  in charge of the plutonium produc- tion project.  U.S. Officeof ScientificResearch and Development, approved J. Robert Oppenheimer Project theY, scientific research la- boratory on October 19, 1942.

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before taking a trip to Australia and Japan. and Australia to trip taking a before 461 W. Outer Drive, Oak Ridge, 37830 Ridge, TN 461 Oak Outer W.Drive, the Pacific the students are studying the topic of spies in WWII WWII in spies of topic the studying are students Recently students from Station Camp High School School High Camp Station from students Recently in Gallatin, TN participating in a TN participating Gallatin, in the year This X10. visited Museum Maritime tional

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Ridge, TN. Ridge, located at the intersection of Wisconsin of Wisconsin the intersection at located Oak in turnpike Ridge the Oak Ave and Ridge area. The turnpike gatehouse is gatehouse The turnpike area. Ridge along the bike ride to point out the rich out point to ride the bike along the Oak within found that is history Project. Rangers will stop several times times several will stop Rangers Project. we will explore the former communities communities the former will explore we Manhattan the before here that were travel down Quarry Trail. Along the ride the ride Along Trail. Quarry down travel at 10 am (ET). We will begin at the Turnpike Gatehouse and and Gatehouse Turnpike at the will begin We (ET). am at 10 Check Your Air Pressure and Grab Your Helmet for a for a Helmet Your and Grab Pressure Air Check Your 19 October Greenway North Ride Along the Boundary

at Doubletree by Hilton at 215 S. 215 at Hilton by at Doubletree TN. Ridge, Oak Ave. Illinois dance will be held at the Ball Room Room Ball the at held will be dance their best their best the weather inclement of event pate in the costume contest with contest costume in the pate everyone is encouraged to partici- to encouraged is everyone in Oak Ridge from 6 from Oak Ridge in and attend to welcome ages are at the Jackson Square Tennis Courts Courts Tennis Square at the Jackson Ridge to host a free swing dancing dancing swing a free host to Ridge WWll era the from music with event vice is partnering with Explore Oak with Explore partnering vice is Tennis Court Dances that occurred occurred that Dances Court Tennis Ser- Park The National ago. years 75 commemorate the Jackson Square Square the Jackson commemorate Friday, October 11 OctoberFriday, 11 on PutShoes Your on Dancing to the public. to the National Register of Historic of Historic Register the National open and is free event This Places. mer K mer Located at the intersection of High- of intersection the at Located the for- near Road Blair and 58 way building of the former community. community. of the former building tist Church, the only remaining remaining only the tist Church, the land in 1942 as part of the Manhattan Project. The The Project. the Manhattan of part as in 1942 the land Bap- Memorial Jones George the at held be will Homecoming munity that dissolved when the U.S. Government purchased purchased Government the U.S. when dissolved that munity We ber 6

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