Carl Yearwood Park

Carl Yearwood Park is a park in Anderson, Tennessee. Carl Yearwood Park is situated nearby to the stadium Yearwood Field, as well as near the pitch Pinewood Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Inn and American Museum of Science and Energy.

Alexander Inn

Social service facility

Photo: doe-oakridge, Public domain.

The Alexander Inn, originally known as The Guest House and now the Alexander Guest House, is a historic building in Oak Ridge, Tennessee that was built during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors and that later was used as a hotel. Alexander Inn is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Carl Yearwood Park.

American Museum of Science and Energy

Museum

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

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 1 mile southwest of Carl Yearwood Park.

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 west of Carl Yearwood Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oak Ridge and Robertsville.

Oak Ridge

Photo: AdamBSimpson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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 west of Carl Yearwood Park.

Elza

Hamlet

Elza was a community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that existed before 1942, when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Elza is situated 3 miles northeast of Carl Yearwood Park.

Carl Yearwood Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.02146° or 36° 1′ 17″ north

Longitude

-84.23744° or 84° 14′ 15″ west

Operator

City of Oak Ridge

Open location code

868Q2QC7+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 907818928

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yearwood Field and Pinewood Field.

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