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“HerStory” Photography Exhibition at the Lenoir Museum in Norris Dam State Park
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.212537, -84.073144
The Lenoir Museum is located at 2121 Norris Freeway, Norris, Tennessee.
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The Lenoir Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm ET. HerStory Exhibit runs March 1 through 31.
Description
The W. G. Lenoir Museum in Norris Dam State Park will be hosting “HerStory:” A Photography Exhibition of Women in the Secret City. The exhibit will open on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, and will be on display during the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month.
Constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and opened in May 1936, Norris Dam State Park was managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority for 18 years prior to becoming a Tennessee State Park in 1953. Oak Ridge’s selection for the Manhattan Project was, in part, due to rural electrification that Norris Dam accomplished. During the early 1940s, the park was closed to the public and the CCC vacation cottages winterized to house Manhattan Project workers. Later serving as a popular recreation destination for the growing government town, Norris Dam State Park continues to attract visitors from throughout the region. The construction of Norris Dam and Oak Ridge necessitated the relocation of countless families of the Clinch River valley by the federal government. These historical events connect these parks, and this new partnership will strive to tell the full stories of these places
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US Department of Energy/ Edward Westcott