MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

LOUDON, TN

Tower Shielding Facility - Oak Ridge National Laboratory You can't visit this site unless you work for the ORNL. However, there is one place where you can easily see it. Go to Melton Hill Dam along the northern edge of Loudon County. From there, go up the hill to the scenic overlook. I've zoomed in some, but it's tall enough where you can easily see it from nearly a mile away in Roane County. There is a marker which explains the purpose: This is the Tower Shielding Facility atop Copper Ridge on the Department of Energy's reservation in Oak Ridge, TN. Back in the 1950s, it was built to test the possibility of building nuclear-powered airplanes. The 200-foot towers support cables from which a small nuclear reactor was suspended to allow radiation measurements to determine if shielding in an airplane's cockpit would adequately protect the pilot and crew from radiation. After the initial program ended, the site was used as a research tool for various nuclear- and radiation-related projects. Today the site has been decommissioned.
Tower Shielding Facility - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Credit: SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent)

The Monroe County Historical Society Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich history of Monroe County, Tennessee. Established in 1983, the Society operates the Monroe County Museum and Archives, which is located in the old Monroe County Courthouse in Loudon, Tennessee. The Museum features a collection of artifacts and archives dating back to the early 1800s that tell the story of the county's past.

The Society also operates the Loudon County Genealogical Library, which is open to the public and contains a variety of resources for researching family histories and local history. The library is home to an extensive collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, audio recordings and other materials related to Monroe County.

The Monroe County Historical Society Inc. hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including school field trips, lectures, and special events such as the annual Monroe County History Fair. The Society also organizes walking tours of historic sites in the area, as well as bus tours to destinations around Monroe County. The Society also publishes a quarterly newsletter, "Monroe County History Magazine," which features articles and stories related to the county's history.

The Monroe County Historical Society Inc. is a great resource for those interested in learning more about the local history and culture of Monroe County, Tennessee.

MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in LOUDON TN. US MID #8404700484

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Tower Shielding Facility - Oak Ridge National Laboratory You can't visit this site unless you work for the ORNL. However, there is one place where you can easily see it. Go to Melton Hill Dam along the northern edge of Loudon County. From there, go up the hill to the scenic overlook. I've zoomed in some, but it's tall enough where you can easily see it from nearly a mile away in Roane County. There is a marker which explains the purpose: This is the Tower Shielding Facility atop Copper Ridge on the Department of Energy's reservation in Oak Ridge, TN. Back in the 1950s, it was built to test the possibility of building nuclear-powered airplanes. The 200-foot towers support cables from which a small nuclear reactor was suspended to allow radiation measurements to determine if shielding in an airplane's cockpit would adequately protect the pilot and crew from radiation. After the initial program ended, the site was used as a research tool for various nuclear- and radiation-related projects. Today the site has been decommissioned.
Melton Hill Dam Melton Hill Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Clinch River just south of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam from 1960-64 to extend the Tennessee Valley's continuous navigation channel up the Clinch as far as Clinton and to increase TVA's overall power-generating capacity. The dam impounds the 5,470-acre Melton Hill Lake, and is the only TVA tributary dam serviced by a navigation lock. The dam and associated infrastructure were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Melton Hill Dam was named for a knob atop nearby Copper Ridge where the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey installed a triangulation station in 1884 Read more: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melton_Hill_Dam" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melton_Hill_Dam</a> For this photo, I am on the southern side of the river in Loudon County. The other side of the river is Roane County as the county line goes down the river here.
Smoky Mountain Music History Mural A large mural depicting the history of music in the Smoky Mountains is painted on the brick side wall of Blue Tick Tavern in downtown Maryville, Tennessee. Artist – Henrietta Foy; Muralists – Walt Fieldsa and Katie Gamble.
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Northshore Town Center Northshore Town Center, Knoxville, TN
Fall Colors Reflecting in Chilhowee Lake in Chilhowee, Tennessee

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MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
161 WALOSI WAY
LOUDON
TN
37774-3005

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MID # 8404700484
Name MONROE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 621729962
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201312
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 35.672653, -84.265101
CODES FIPS State Code: 47
FIPS County Code: 105
US Census Tract: 060501
US Census Block: 5026