Samuel Beatty's Brigade

Historical marker location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee

( Marker is on North Crest Road north of Shallowford Road, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1890

Wood's Division - Granger's Corps.. Brig. Gen. Samuel Beatty.

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.