Oak Ridge is nestled in the foothills of East Tennessee; 25 miles west of Knoxville. Bordered on three sides by the Clinch River; the land first existed under other names�Elza; Robertsville; Scarboro; and Wheat�and became part of the Clinton Engineering Works later known as Oak Ridge. In 1942; 59;000 acres of land were transformed in a matter of weeks into a �secret city� that became known as the mysterious Manhattan District. As a direct result of the letter written by Albert Einstein to Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939; the Manhattan District was created to develop new atomic weapons. Finally named Oak Ridge in 1943 and now thriving with a population of over 27;000; the town continues to be a significant center for the advancement of science and technology used throughout the world. In this pictorial history; photographs and personal descriptions guide readers on a visual journey of the construction of a city and the creation of the atomic bomb; to the post-war transformation of Oak Ridge into a major scientific community in the South.
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