Historical Marker
Thomas Benton Smith
Historical marker location:
1101 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker can be reached from Lebanon Pike.)
February 24, 1838 - May 21, 1923. Western Military Institute graduate, Confederate States Army brigadier general.
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.