PROGRAM POSTPONED: Walk Through Wheat [Oak Ridge, TN]
PROGRAM POSTPONED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER
New Program Date: 2/1/25 at 1PM ET
Join rangers for a guided walk through the pre-Manhattan Project community of Wheat. As you walk the former townsite, rangers will discuss the families and communities the Manhattan Project displaced in late 1942. Stops include the George Jones Memorial Baptist Church, Roane College site and the Crawford Cumberland Presbyterian Memorial.
The walk is approximately one and a half miles on gravel paths and trails. The trail to the Roane College site includes a slight incline. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water to drink.
Fees
This event is free to attend.
Location
Wheat Greenway. Visitors should park and meet for the walk at the Wheat Greenway gravel parking lot on Blair Road, .25 mile (.45 km) north of the intersection with the Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Latitude and Longitude 35.936720, -84.373605
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Contact Information
Ian Wilder
(865) 482-1942
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Event Type
- Walk