Near Oak Ridge in Roane County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Building K-1000

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

1. Building K-1000 Marker

Inscription.
This building housed the main K-25 badge and pass facility for many years during the Cold War and Reindustrialization period. Over many decades, thousands and thousands of shoes, from wingtips to work-boots stopped at this spot to enter the high security roto-gate.

We have maintained the "footstops" below, as a reminder of the many thousands of scientists, workers and visitors that entered the plant and, more importantly, as a testament to their successful effort to keep the nation safe and secure.

Erected 2010 by Heritage Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, Cold.

Location. 35° 55.619′ N, 84° 23.352′ W. Marker is near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Roane County. It is on Heritage Center Boulevard just south of Aluminum Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Heritage Center Blvd, Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the

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American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: K-25 Plant (approx. 0.3 miles away); To Have a Job (approx. 0.3 miles away); Happy Valley (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Wheat Colony (approx. 0.3 miles away); S-50 Thermal Diffusion Plant (approx. 0.3 miles away); BNFL, Inc. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wheat Community (approx. 0.7 miles away); Poplar Creek Seminary (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Also see . . . Making History - The K-25 Timeline. (Submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

2. Building K-1000 Marker

Building K-1000 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, November 7, 2020

3. Building K-1000

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.