posted on 2023-09-06, 02:46authored byDu Val Stoaks
In 1942, the Federal government through an organization known as the Manhattan Engineer District (MED), attached to the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, established a community known as "Oak Ridge", in the State of Tennessee. This community was originally planned to be a temporary site housing for some 12,000 employees and their families. At its peak, Oak Ridge reached 82,000 people.
History
Publisher
ProQuest
Language
English
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 83-03.; Includes supplementary digital materials.; Thesis (M.A.)--American University, 1953.