Oak Ridge: 75 Years of the Secret City (Part 1)
The Secret City: It's a place with a storied past many have heard about, but few have experienced firsthand.
History in Five: The Manhattan Project’s Secret City
Learn more about Girls of Atomic City at The top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, became the center of the government's research to build an atomic bomb. Author Denise Kiernan, reveals the 5 things you should know about THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY.
A Rare Look at the Secret Site of the Atomic Bomb
In 1942, one thousand families were pushed out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee as part of The Manhattan Project - the US government's top secret initiative to engineer an atomic bomb.
From: AERIAL AMERICA: Tennessee
Secret City Scenic: Valentines Dinner Train 2011
Earlier today I chased the Secret City Scenic's Valentine's Day dinner train in Oak Ridge in the late evening. Still working out the bugs in the camera I got for christmas, some of the scenes filmed after sundown are a bit fuzzy, but overall I enjoyed getting out and chasing again after the winter lull and am happy with today's results.
The consist today was:
Seaboard GP30 #1030
Southern Diner #3164
Southern Coach #664 Fort Oglethorpe
CSC MOW #9553
WWII Reenactment at The Secret City Festival Oak Ridge TN
This festival happens June every year. Very cool. You should check it out.
music by: Kevin MacLeod
Stories from the Northwest: WWII - The Secret City
Learn the history of the Secret City that helped end the war.
Airdate: Sept. 23, 2007
SECRETS OF THE STATES - TENNESSEE
Dennis Daily salutes each of the 50 states in a 50-day series of one-minute radio reports. Today he looks at a little-known aspect of TENNESSEE.
Maxed Out Gym Oak Ridge, TN Tour
Here is a teaser tour of our gym facility in Oak Ridge, TN! Stay tuned for more videos.
Oak Ridge Hotel & Conference Center Tour
Lead 21 proposal
Nathan K5L on the SARM Secret City Scenic Dinner Train
My former BC Rail Nathan K5L #19692 on the outbound trip of Southern Appalachia Railroad Museum's Secret City Scenic Dinner Train.
For more information on the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum and the Secret City Scenic excursion trains, please visit They also have Facebook page at
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Facilities, Ameerican Museum of Science and Energy, and TVA's Fort Loudoun Dam.
2011 Secret City Festival • Oak Ridge, TN
The Secret City Festival, presented by the City of Oak Ridge, the Arts Council of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau includes a wide variety of events and activities for the entire family.
The original festival concept began in 1982 as the Azalea Festival, a small one-day arts and crafts show featuring food and entertainment. The celebration grew and evolved over the years and Mayfest became its official title in 1990. Until 1992, most of the activity took place on the Civic Center Plaza and was known as the Plaza Party. When the Performing Arts Pavilion was completed, all the entertainment was moved out into the park and the weekend was renamed Party in the Park.
In 2003 Mayfest was changed to the Secret City Festival to showcase Oak Ridge's heritage. In 2004, in a continuing effort to improve the festival, the dates were changed in hopes of missing the unpredictable May weather.
The mission of the Secret City Festival is to become a premier event in East Tennessee while fostering pride and involvement in the Oak Ridge community by showcasing its diversity through cultural events and activities for people of all ages. The festival promotes the history of the city and unites its World War II heritage with the technological advancements that are ongoing within the City of Oak Ridge.
The theme for this festival is From the 40's to the Future.
The Village People at the 2011 Oak Ridge, TN Secret City Festival
Living in Oak Ridge, TN
Find out why people love it here in Oak Ridge, TN!
AMERICA'S MYSTERY CITY - OAK RIDGE OPENED - MANHATTAN PROJECT
A complete city of it's own where atomic research is in progress is opened to the public for the first time.
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Scenic Flight Tour of Tennessee
Took the parents for flying for the first time.
Music: Kumomi by Nujabes
Camera: GoPro HERO3 Black
THE EXPOSED: Sick Oak Ridge nuclear workers detail frustrations
During an interview for our potential documentary The Exposed, three former Oak Ridge nuclear workers spoke of their frustrations with obtaining medical help and compensation through the U.S. Department of Labor, charged with helping such workers through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) -- working video clip filmed by Wes Rehberg, Wild Clearing
Secret Soviet Russian Train Station
School times
The Dark Alley-Oak Ridge TN
Haunted House Located in Oak Ridge Tennessee 37830
The Back Door Band - Oak Ridge, TN - It's a Long Way to Tipperary
The Back Door Pizza Parlor Band from a early 1970's 45rpm record, recorded in Oak Ridge, TN - Grove Center.
Jean Stone - Piano
Jack Livesey - Banjo
Harold Winslett - Bass
George Leichsenring - Trombone
Dexter Bates - Trumpet
Joe Getsi- Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet
Chris Miller - Drums
Photographer: James Finch
Photos of Band members: Jean Stone, Harold Winslett, George Leichsenring
Photos of Employees: Judy Stone, Jim Stone, Susie Stone, Becky Marshall.