Natural Resources Assessment for the SNS Second Target Station, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Abstract

Land use history and cultural resources-Figure 12 depicts a topographic map of the STS survey area as it appeared in 1941, immediately prior to acquisition by the federal government during the Manhattan Project. Forested areas at that time are highlighted and occupied 48.3% of the site (107.8 acres), and the balance (41.7%, 115.2 acres) was open fields.