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

Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies Medical Division

1950-1974

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 29, 2024

1. Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies Medical Division marker

Inscription. The Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies Medical Division was one of three hospitals the Atomic Energy Commission set up after World War II to explore the use of radiation in cancer treatment. Physicians and scientists-built scanners and teletherapy units for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. In addition to work in nuclear medicine, this facility also offered programs in immunology, biochemistry, cellular biology, and cytogenetics. Out of this facility grew the Radiation Internal Dose Information Center and the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site.

Erected 2024 by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1D 47.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 36° 1.411′ N, 84° 14.766′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and East Vance Road, on the left when traveling north on Vermont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 145 Vermont Ave, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Tennis Courts (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Dormitories of Manhattan Project (approx. 0.4 miles away); From Little Boy to Big Fun

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(approx. half a mile away); The Guest House (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named The Guest House (approx. half a mile away); Chapel on the Hill (approx. half a mile away); The Chapel-on-the-Hill (approx. half a mile away); The Castle (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 29, 2024

2. Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies Medical Division marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.