Restoring the Chestnut

Historical marker location:

1101 Hillview Lane, Franklin, Tennessee

( Marker is on Columbia Pike (U.S. 31) 0.1 miles south of Hillview Lane, 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.