Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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Oak Ridge, Tennessee is a city historically known as a major secret research and production center for nuclear materials during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
area about 90 square kilometers ⓘ
areaCode 865 ⓘ
builtBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
codeName Secret City ⓘ
Site X ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Anderson County, Tennessee ⓘ
Roane County, Tennessee ⓘ
elevation approximately 259 meters ⓘ
establishedFor Manhattan Project ⓘ
founded 1942 ⓘ
governedBy Oak Ridge, Tennessee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oak Ridge city government
hasEducationalInstitution Oak Ridge High School ⓘ
Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus ⓘ
University of Tennessee facilities in Oak Ridge ⓘ
hasFacility East Tennessee Technology Park ⓘ
Manhattan Project sites ⓘ
surface form: K-25 site (former gaseous diffusion plant)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory ⓘ
Y-12 National Security Complex ⓘ
hasMuseum American Museum of Science and Energy ⓘ
Oak Ridge History Museum ⓘ
hasRecreationArea Haw Ridge Park ⓘ
Melton Hill Lake ⓘ
knownFor nuclear research ⓘ
production of nuclear materials ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
uranium enrichment ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
locatedOn Clinch River ⓘ
majorEmployer Oak Ridge National Laboratory ⓘ
Y-12 National Security Complex ⓘ
majorIndustry engineering services ⓘ
nuclear technology ⓘ
scientific research and development ⓘ
namedAfter oak ridges in the area ⓘ
originalName Clinton Engineer Works ⓘ
partOf Knoxville metropolitan area ⓘ
population approximately 31,000 (2020 census) ⓘ
postalCode 37830 ⓘ
37831 ⓘ
roleIn Manhattan Project ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
transportation served by Interstate 40 nearby ⓘ
served by State Route 62 ⓘ
served by State Route 95 ⓘ

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Manhattan Project → site → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers → headquartersLocation → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
subject surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
Knoxville, Tennessee → isNearby → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Oak Ridge, Tennessee → governedBy → Oak Ridge, Tennessee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge city government
MED → headquartersLocation → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
subject surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
MED → locationOfActivity → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
subject surface form: Manhattan Engineer District
Clinton Engineer Works → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Clinton Engineer Works → contains → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge townsite
Clinton Engineer Works → successor → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge city
Tennessee (eastern portion) → contains → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Knoxville metropolitan area → containsCity → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Manhattan Project sites → hasPart → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Anderson County, Tennessee → largestCity → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Anderson County, Tennessee → contains → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Site X → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Site X → namedAfter → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge (geographic ridge)
Secret City → refersTo → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Secret City → alternativeName → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
East Tennessee Technology Park → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
East Tennessee Technology Park → city → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge High School → city → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Oak Ridge High School → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Melton Hill Lake → locatedNear → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
American Museum of Science and Energy → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
American Museum of Science and Energy → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Roane County, Tennessee → contains → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Y-12 National Security Complex → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Oak Ridge History Museum → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus → city → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Roane State Community College Oak Ridge campus → serves → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge area of Tennessee
Clinton, Tennessee → locatedNear → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Clinton, Tennessee → hasEconomicLinkTo → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Clinton, Tennessee → hasNearbyCity → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Oak Ridge Reservation → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Haw Ridge Park → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
X-10 graphite reactor → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
X-10 Project → location → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
K-25 Project → location → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
K-25 Project → city → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Clinch River → flowsPast → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Clinch River → nearCity → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Lenoir City → locatedNear → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge
Alvin M. Weinberg → placeOfDeath → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Alvin M. Weinberg → workLocation → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Alvin M. Weinberg → residence → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
UT–Battelle, LLC → basedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ
Clinton Laboratories → locatedIn → Oak Ridge, Tennessee ⓘ