Public Meetings to be Held for Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Public Meetings to be Held for Manhattan Project National Historical Park

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Jan. 11, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

The National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy (DOE) will hold three public meetings in early February to solicit input on planning for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The meetings will be held at the three sites associated with the park: Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico. The public is encouraged to come to the meetings and meet with representatives of the NPS and the DOE to share their thoughts about the key stories and interpretive ideas related to the park.

Public meetings are scheduled for the following locations:

Oak Ridge Unit:

Feb. 1, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (ET)

Oak Ridge High School (in the Food Court)

1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Hanford Unit:

February 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (PT)

Richland Library Gallery

955 Northgate Drive

Richland, WA 99352

Los Alamos Unit:

February 8, at 5:00-7:00 p.m. (MT)

Los Alamos County Council Chambers, Los Alamos Municipal Building

1000 Central Avenue

Los Alamos, NM 87544

For more information about the park, please visit the Manhattan Project National Historical Park website or the Department of Energy Manhattan Project site.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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