Manhattan Project Public Program: Ranger Walk: A Walk through Wheat on Saturday, July 9

Benjamin Pounds, Oakridger
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This photo shows the Wheat cemetery and church.
This photo shows the Wheat cemetery and church.

Join a park ranger for a ranger led walk through the pre-Manhattan Project community of Wheat.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 9. The program will begin at Blair Road and the North Boundary Greenway, a news release stated. This walk will be 1.5 miles, so wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water to drink. Stops will include “downtown” Wheat, George Jones Memorial Baptist Church, Roane College site and the Crawford Cumberland Presbyterian Memorial. There will be stories about the development and significance of each site.

Wheat is located on Blair Road 0.3 miles off of the Oak Ridge Turnpike, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. If you need directions, information is available at the National Park desk in the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge or call at (865) 482-1942.

For more information or directions, contact the Manhattan Project National Historical Park at (865) 482-1942. Visitors are encouraged to visit the website for more information on the park https://www.nps.gov/mapr/oakridge.htm. Follow us on Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ManhattanProjectNPS, the park’s Twitter feed at @MnhtnProjectNPS, or on Instagram @manhattanprojectnps.

The Historic Wheat Community site will be the focus of a walk led by Manhattan Project National Historic Park.
The Historic Wheat Community site will be the focus of a walk led by Manhattan Project National Historic Park.
This photo shows canning in the pre-Oak Ridge Wheat community.
This photo shows canning in the pre-Oak Ridge Wheat community.

This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Ranger Walk: A Walk through Wheat on Saturday, July 9