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Manhattan Project public program: Ride with a ranger, learn about Oak Ridge history on Saturday

Posted at 10:08 am May 11, 2017
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Join a park ranger for a bike ride on the North Boundary Greenway in Oak Ridge to see how the former communities of the area have changed during the past 70 years. The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will present a free program at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

You can join a park ranger for a bicycle ride and learn more about the history of Oak Ridge on Melton Lake Greenway on Saturday morning, May 13, 2017. (Photo courtesy National Park Service)

 

You can join a park ranger for a bicycle ride and learn more about the history of Oak Ridge on Melton Lake Greenway on Saturday morning.

The free program is presented by the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. It will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at Elza Gate Park, former entry point to the “Secret City,” and continue down Melton Lake Greenway.

“Rangers will stop several times along the bike ride to point out the rich history that is found within the Oak Ridge area,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, atomic weapons, bicycle ride, Elza Gate Park, Hanford, Los Alamos, Manhattan Project, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Melton Lake greenway, Oak Ridge, park ranger, World War II

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