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

Midtown Community Center

Wildcat Den

— Manhattan Project National Historical Park —

Midtown Community Center Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave W, August 19, 2022

1. Midtown Community Center Marker

Inscription.
The Midtown Community Center first opened on February 2, 1945, in support of the World War II Manhattan Project workers and residents. The building's first use was a meeting place and recreation hall for the Middletown area, which included trailers, temporary houses, businesses, and the Fairview Elementary School.

Also known as the Wildcat Den (serving the high school youth from 1951 to 1966), the building is now home to the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, which formed in September 1999, and the Oak Ridge History Museum, which opened in October 2018. The museum tells the unique history of Oak Ridge, with emphasis on the "Secret City” years, and the stories of those that lived in that special time and place.

Erected by National Park Service / U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Settlements & Settlers • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is February 2, 1945.

Location. 36° 0.756′ N, 84° 15.923′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. Marker is on Robertsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Robertsville Rd, Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Emery Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Grove Center

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); International Friendship Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Swimming Hole (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oak Ridge Municipal Outdoor Swimming Pool (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated to the Memory of Those from Oak Ridge Who Gave Their Lives That Freedom Might Live (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 22 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 1, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.