National Park events set for November
The National Park Service has events planned for November in Oak Ridge, which is part of Manhattan Project National Historic Park.
Jackson Square tour
Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 1 p.m. Saturday Nov. 9, in Jackson Square.
Jackson Square, or Town Center No. 1, formed the social and economic center of the wartime community of Oak Ridge. Stroll through the townsite to learn how Oak Ridgers created community in the Atomic City.
During the walk, rangers and visitors will discuss what it took to shape Oak Ridge during World War II through routines and traditions brought from near and far. For more information contact Ian Wilder at 865-482-1942.
K-25 Ranger Talk
A free ranger talk will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, lasting an hour.
The largest plant site of the Manhattan Project, and the war, K-25 helped isolate the crucial uranium-235 from the more abundant uranium-238. To accomplish that goal, tens of thousands of construction workers relocated to Happy Valley.
Learn more about the accomplishments of those workers, and the sacrifices it took to get there, at the K-25 Overlook.
Pet-friendly hike
“Digging into the Manhattan Project: Pet-Friendly Hike on North Boundary Greenway” will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the North Boundary Greenway.
This hike will explore both the pre-Manhattan communities and the construction of Oak Ridge.
The program passes by multiple displaced community cemeteries and a Manhattan Project quarry.
