Common sense isn't.
"The Wheat Community was settled during the middle of the 19th
Century and took its name from the first postmaster, Frank Wheat.
The area had originally been known as Bald Hill. Roane College, a
liberal arts college, operated here from 1886-1908. Wheat was one
of four area communities acquired by the federal government, in
1942, for the Manhattan Project."
George Jones Memorial Baptist Church and Cemetery is about a half mile down a gated gravel road from Route 327, just off the "Oak Ridge Turnpike" to the west of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Wheat Community Monument is about another half mile farther down the same gravel road.
This OpenStreetMap shows the general location.
The
50th
Anniversary Edition (archive, 2001) of
ORNL Review
had extensive articles about the history of the nearby national
lab. Excerpts here from
Chapter 1
include discussion of Wheat and the other communities.
Road Open
To Hunters On
Scouting And
Hunting Days
| Quote of the moment |
| Once I prophesied that this generation of Americans had a rendezvous with destiny. That prophecy now comes true. To us much is given; more is expected. This generation will nobly save or mainly lose the last best hope of earth. The way is plain, peaceful, generous just. A way, which if followed, the world will forever applaud, and God must forever bless. |
| ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), U.S. president. Ed. Samuel I. Rosenman, The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 13 volumes, New York (1938-1950). FDR Speaks authorized edition of speeches, 1933-1945 (recordings of Franklin Roosevelt’s public addresses), side 5, annual message to Congress (Jan. 4, 1939), ed. Henry Steele Commager, Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt, Washington Records, Inc. (1960). FDR appeals for national unity in the face of crises at home and abroad. ~ |
Common sense isn't.
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