Bingham

Historical marker location:

3351 Boyd Mill Pike, Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker is at the intersection of Boyd Mill Pike and Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46), on the right when traveling east on Boyd Mill Pike.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.