Oak Ridge was founded in 1942 on remote farmland by the Army Corps of Engineers as an entity of Clinton Engineer Works, which became Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley facilitates the strengths of our 21st-century workforce, our ready transportation infrastructure, the affordability of our real estate—all within a 25-mile technology corridor.

Oak Ridge is now home to Manhattan Project National Historic Park, where visitors can learn about Oak Ridge’s central role as a secret city during World War II.