Laurel Branch
Laurel Branch is a stream in Anderson, Tennessee. Laurel Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Jackson Square, as well as near Batley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include American Museum of Science and Energy and Oak Ridge High School.
American Museum of Science and Energy
Museum
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The American Museum of Science and Energy is a science museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, designed to teach children and adults about energy, especially nuclear power, and to document the role Oak Ridge played in the Manhattan Project. American Museum of Science and Energy is situated 2 miles south of Laurel Branch.
Oak Ridge High School
School
Oak Ridge High School is the public high school for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, enrolling grades 9 through 12. It was established in 1943 to educate the children of Manhattan Project workers. Oak Ridge High School is situated 1½ miles south of Laurel Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Robertsville and Oak Ridge.
Robertsville
Hamlet
Robertsville was a farming community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Robertsville is situated 2 miles southwest of Laurel Branch.
Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee. Oak Ridge was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In Oak Ridge, thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Marlow
Hamlet
Marlow is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. Marlow is in the valley of Poplar Creek, between Clinton to the northeast and Oliver Springs to the southwest. Oak Ridge is south of Marlow. Marlow is situated 2 miles northeast of Laurel Branch.
Laurel Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.03758° or 36° 2′ 15″ northLongitude
-84.26048° or 84° 15′ 38″ westElevation
797 feet (243 metres)Open location code
868Q2PQQ+2RGeoNames ID
4635641
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