Wilma W. Wyatt was born in a house that stood near this spot on November 4, 1909. Her stage career began after she won a Chicago singing contest in 1928. She adopted the stage name "Dixie Lee" after joining Fox Film Corp. in 1929. A year later, she . . . — — Map (db m165726) HM
In May 1943, Manhattan Project administrators awarded J.A. Jones Construction Company
a contract to construct the K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant. To construct the 44-acre building
and support structures, a large on-site construction force was needed . . . — — Map (db m293583) HM
Incorporated in 1891, this was to be an ideal industrial city, an object lesson for thrift, sobriety, superior intelligence and exalted moral character, where workers would be uncorrupted by Demon Rum. Named for Union General Walter Harriman, former . . . — — Map (db m150308) HM
On December 22, 2008, a dike ruptured at the
Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil
Plant, releasing more than one billion gallons of
coal ash slurry into the Emory and Clinch Rivers
and the surrounding area. Hundreds of workers
spent . . . — — Map (db m293585) HM
Created in 1949 and
Operated Until 1973 by
the HARRIMAN LIONS CLUB.
Erected to Commemorate
the 75th Anniversary of
Roane County Park and
the Harriman Lions Club. — — Map (db m293586) HM
Served as 1st Lt., Co. C., 4th Tenn. Infantry in Mexican War. During Civil War he organized and was Col. of 1st Tenn. Infantry, USA. Later commanded brigade. Saw action in
East Tenn., Battle of Stones River, and in Atlanta campaign. Member of Union . . . — — Map (db m150307) HM
The S-50 Thermal Diffusion Plant was the third of three competing
technologies pursued by the Manhattan Project in an effort to speed up
production of enriched uranium for use in Little Boy, the world's first
atomic bomb. Manhattan Project . . . — — Map (db m293584) HM
