Emory Heights in Tennessee
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Y-12 National Security Complex

The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Y-12 is managed and operated under contract by B&W Y-12 (formerly called BWXT Y-12), a partnership of Babcock and Wilcox (formerly called BWXT Technologies), and Bechtel.

Located at 35.9883, -84.2547 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Manhattan Project, Nuclear weapons infrastructure of the United States, United States Department of Energy, Buildings and structures in Anderson County, Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Isotope separation facilities, Isotope separation facilities of the Manhattan Project, Superfund sites in Tennessee, Anti-nuclear protests

American Museum of Science and Energy

The American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE) is a science museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, designed to teach both children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project. The museum opened as the American Museum of Atomic Energy in 1949 in an old World War II cafeteria on Jefferson Circle. It moved to its current facility in 1975 and was renamed AMSE in 1978.

Located at 36.0106, -84.2573 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums established in 1949, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Museums in Anderson County, Tennessee, Science museums in Tennessee, Smithsonian Institution affiliates

Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)

Oak Ridge High School is the public high school for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. It currently has about 1500 students.

Located at 36.0165, -84.261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Public high schools in Tennessee, Schools in Anderson County, Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Local civil rights history in the United States, Performing arts centers in Tennessee, School buildings completed in 1943, School buildings completed in 1951

United Church, The Chapel on the Hill

The United Church, Chapel on the Hill in Oak Ridge, Tennessee was the city's main church during World War II. Dedicated on September 30, 1943 and completed late in October 1943, it was originally a multi-denominational chapel shared by Catholic, Protestant and Jewish congregations.

Located at 36.0305, -84.2423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Tennessee, Manhattan Project, Historic district contributing properties, Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Buildings and structures in Anderson County, Tennessee, Military chapels of the United States, Nondenominational Christian churches in Tennessee, Wooden churches in Tennessee

Elza, Tennessee

Elza was a community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that existed before 1942, when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Elza formed around a flagstop on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The community had a country store but no post office, instead receiving mail through the nearby community of Dossett. The community's name was derived from the surname of a railroad construction engineer named Paul Elza.

Located at 36.0526, -84.203 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Anderson County, Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Tennessee