Lookout Creek

Historical marker location:

Chattanooga, Tennessee

( Marker is on Old Wauhatchie Pike (Tennessee Route 318) south of Cummings Highway (Tennessee Route 2), on the right when traveling south.)

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.