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 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge
K-25 plant interpretive areas
X-10 site interpretive facilities
visitor contact facilities in Oak Ridge
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984
linked to: WGS84
country United States of America
establishedBy U.S. Congress
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior
hasHeritageDesignation 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 rangers
partOf 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
linked to: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
K-25 Project heritageDesignation Manhattan Project National Historical Park (site area)
linked to: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit) partOf Manhattan Project National Historical Park
linked to: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Oak Ridge unit)