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Get a feel for what in must have been like to live and work in a city that "didn't exist" during WW2. One third of the Manhattan Project National Historic Park.
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Year Round Walk
SN: 115996 - 2020 / Y1392
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From Thu, Jan 2nd, 2020 to Dec 31st, 2020
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
Townplace Suites Marriott
WARNING: The map pin is for reference only and may not accurately indicate the start box location or the event start.
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Event comments
Consider going during the annual Secret City Festival in June.
Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 10km
Restrooms: Yes |
Pets: Yes |
Strollers: Medium |
Wheelchairs: Medium |
Event information
See monuments to the enormous construction and scientific efforts by 75,000 workers to build the "Secret City" and develop the atomic bomb for the Manhattan Project to end WW II. See the Friendship Bell symbolizing peace & friendship shared by Japan and Oak Ridge. Walk through neighborhoods and historic Jackson Square. Oak Ridge is part of Manhattan Project National Historical Park. If interested, take a 3-hour bus tour of Project/Park related sites, including the Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge National Lab (included in museum price). Call museum (865)294-4531 for seasonal tour dates. Museum is open Sun-Mon 1pm-5pm, T-W-Th Sat 9 am-5pm, Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm, closed Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years Day.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
300 S Rutgers Ave, Oak Ridge 37830. From I-40 W Exit 376-A, Pellissippi Pkwy/Hwy 162. Hwy 162 becomes Highway 62 after about 8 miles. Crossing the Solway Bridge, bear left lane, continue to Oak Ridge. The road becomes Illinois Ave. Turn right onto Rutgers Ave. and follow it to Townplace Suites on your left.
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East Tennessee Wanderers (AVA-0948)
Event website: www.easttennesseewanderers.org