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During the first years of the Manhattan Project, coal from the nearby Cumberland Plateau was the only fuel used for heat. A coal-burning steam plant in Oak Ridge piped steam for heating through miles of overhead pipe to most public…

Members of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Detachment
constituted a specialized group of chief clerks, stenographers, telephone operators, clerks general, and cryptographic
technicians. Thus, WAC members were primarily assigned the task of handling…