Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)

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The Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit) is a U.S. national historical park site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that preserves and interprets key facilities and stories from the World War II–era atomic bomb development program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national historical park unit
protected area
category Nuclear history site in the United States
Protected areas of Anderson County, Tennessee
Protected areas of Roane County, Tennessee
World War II museum in the United States
coManagedBy U.S. Department of Energy
contains X-10 graphite reactor
surface form: Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge

K-25 plant interpretive areas
X-10 site interpretive facilities
visitor contact facilities in Oak Ridge
coordinateSystem WGS84
surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
country United States of America
establishedBy United States Congress
surface form: U.S. Congress
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasHeritageDesignation National Historical Parks of the United States
surface form: U.S. National Historical Park
hasWebsite https://www.nps.gov/mapr/index.htm
historicalPeriod World War II
inception 2015
interprets ethical and environmental legacies of nuclear weapons
history of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge
social and community history of Oak Ridge
stories of scientists, engineers, and workers
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislatedBy National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
locatedIn Anderson County, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee
Tennessee
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Manhattan Project
offers educational programs
guided tours
historical exhibits
operator National Park Service
surface form: National Park Service rangers
partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park

federal government heritage tourism sites
preserves historic facilities of the Manhattan Project
sites related to plutonium production research
sites related to uranium enrichment
primaryTopicOf interpretation of World War II nuclear weapons development
significantEvent development of components of the first atomic bombs
theme Manhattan Project
atomic bomb development
nuclear weapons history
science and technology history
tourismType heritage tourism

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Site X heritageDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
Oak Ridge History Museum relatedTo Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
K-25 Project heritageDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (site area)
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit) partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Manhattan Project National Historical Park