Historical Marker
General Granger and Emancipation
Historical marker location:
405 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, Tennessee
( Marker can be reached from Murfreesboro Road (Tennessee Route 96), on the right when traveling west.)
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.