America's Atomic plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge was established in 1942 as a production site for the Manhattan Project--the massive American, British, and Canadian operation that developed the atomic bomb. Being the site of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Y-12 National Security Complex, scientific and technological development still plays a crucial role in the city's economy and culture in general.

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