Y-12 Plant 1D 26
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N 35° 59.799 W 084° 14.361
16S E 748851 N 3987102
This historical marker describes the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge Tennessee where Manhattan Project work was conducted during WW II.
Waymark Code: WM307Z
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2008
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This historical marker describes the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge Tennessee where Manhattan Project work was conducted during WW II. The text on the marker says, "The Electromagnetic Separation Plan was a Manhattan Project facility built in 1943 to separate U-235 from U238. Material for the first atomic bomb was produced here. In place of unavailable copper, nearly 14,000 tons of silver were borrowed from the U. S. Treasury for use on the manufacturing equipment. The plant was constructed by Stone and Webster Engineering and was operated by Tennessee Eastman from 1943-1947."
Marker Name: Y-12 Plant 1D 26
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 1D 26
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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