Starting in 1942, the U.S. government began quietly acquiring more than 60,000 acres in Eastern Tennessee for the Manhattan Project — the secret World War II program that developed the atomic bomb.
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Girls of Atomic City: Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
March 29th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Book Group, Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch
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