Rose Garden

Historical marker location:

3568 Townes Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Townes Avenue and Jackson Avenue (Tennessee Route 14), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2005

Memphis National Cemetery.

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.