Historical Marker
Wallace University School
Historical marker location:
2000 West End Ave., Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is on West End Avenue (U.S. 70), on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1971
1886 - 1941.
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.