Anderson County, Tennessee

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Anderson County, Tennessee is a county in eastern Tennessee known for encompassing much of the city of Oak Ridge, a key site of the World War II Manhattan Project and later nuclear research.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Tennessee
borders Campbell County, Tennessee
Knox County, Tennessee
Morgan County, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee
Scott County, Tennessee
Union County, Tennessee
contains Clinton, Tennessee
Norris, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oliver Springs, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee
country United States
countySeat Clinton, Tennessee
FIPSCode 47001
founded 1801
governmentType county government
hasAttraction American Museum of Science and Energy vicinity
Museum of Appalachia
Norris Dam State Park
hasEducationalInstitution Anderson County High School
Clinton High School
Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus
hasFeature Clinch River
Melton Hill Lake
Norris Dam
Norris Lake
Oak Ridge National Laboratory vicinity
hasMajorHighway Interstate 75 NERFINISHED
Tennessee State Route 116
Tennessee State Route 170
Tennessee State Route 61
U.S. Route 25W NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED
hasRegionCode 423 area code
865 area code
knownFor encompassing much of Oak Ridge
nuclear research activities in Oak Ridge
role in the World War II Manhattan Project
largestCity Oak Ridge, Tennessee
locatedIn eastern Tennessee
namedFor Joseph Anderson
partOf East Tennessee
Knoxville metropolitan area
state Tennessee
subdivisionOf State of Tennessee
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone


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