World War II created numerous “boomtowns” associated with the expanding shipbuilding, armaments, and aircraft industries. There were also “secret cities” built for workers involved in the development of the atomic bomb. These grocery clerks worked in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, site of several uranium-235 extraction facilities.
Tulip Town Market Near Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 7/4/1945
Description
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Energy.
National Archives Identifier: 1687939
Full Citation: 434-ORN-PRO-802-6; Photograph of Tulip Town Market Near Oak Ridge, Tennessee; 7/4/1945; Photographs of Construction, Facilities, and Community Life at Oak Ridge and Other Manhattan Project Sites, 1942–1946; General Records of the Department of Energy, Record Group 434; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/tulip-town-market-oak-ridge-tennessee/, April 23, 2026]
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