Lieutenant James Simmons Timothy

Historical marker location:

2500 West End Ave, Nashville, Tennessee

( Marker is on 26th Avenue South, 0.1 miles north of West End Avenue (Tennessee Route 1), on the left when traveling north.)

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. It was also a key site for nuclear research during the Cold War.