Oak Ridge Public Library

Oak Ridge Public Library

1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 425-3455

Oak Ridge Firsts and Other Important Dates

Alphabetical
Date	Event
November 22, 1942	Administration Building - Construction started.
December 4, 1943	Archery Club - Organizes.
January 30, 1944	Art Exhibit - First exhibit set.
November 11, 1943	Baby born at Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby was Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 8, 1943	Baby Girl - First baby girl was Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 27, 1943	Badminton Club organizes.
March 30, 1944	Ball Fields - Recommended to Town Council.
November 27, 1943	Band - Community Concert Band part Oak Ridge Music Society.
November 20, 1943	Band - Town band organized.
September 4, 1943	Bank - First to open in one week.
April 6, 1944	Bank - Hamilton Bank opens Middletown Branch, J. Hoyt Mason, manager.
September 25, 1943	Baptist - First Protestant denominational services organized.
October 23, 1943	Baptist - Services added to Chapel on the Hill.
January 15, 1944	Barber Shop - New York Avenue negotiated.
November 27, 1943	Basketball league organizes.
January 15, 1944	Beauty Salon - Elm Grove Shopping Center negotiated.
September 18, 1943	Beauty Salon - First established in dormitories.
January 15, 1944	Beauty Salon - New York Avenue negotiated.
April 20, 1944	Beauty Salon - Opens on New York Avenue.
November 18, 1942	Bell Telephone Company - First installed phones.
September 25, 1943	Bowler's Association - First meeting held.
September 4, 1943	Bowling Alley - Construction "underway".
August 16, 1943	Bowling, George E. was first Postmaster.
September 18, 1943	Boy Scouts - organized.
November 11, 1943	Boys - Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons), first born in Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Hospital.
February 19, 1944	Bridge Association organized.
April 27, 1944	Bridges, Jane - Directs Claudia for Little Theater.
November 27, 1943	Building D-296 - Church of Christ held first service.
December 24, 1943	Bus Service - Community Christmas caroling by bus.
October 16, 1943	Bus Service - Extended to school children and housewives.
May 4, 1944	Bus Service - Paid bus fare began.
February 9, 1944	Busler, Claudia was first "Miss Oak Ridge".
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December 18, 1943	Café Oak Ridge was first restaurant to open other than cafeterias.
July 27, 1943	Cemesto House - House on Thornton Road was first occupied.
February 9, 1944	Center Theater - "Miss Oak Ridge" was contest was sponsored by Millers.
August 31, 1943	Center Theater - Shows first movie In Which We Serve.
May 4, 1944	Chapel on the Hill - First Nurses Aid class graduation.
September 30, 1943	Chapel on the Hill dedicated.
November 20, 1943	Chapel on the Hill has first Lutheran service.
October 23, 1943	Chapel on the Hill was given flag by WAC Detach.
March 30, 1944	Child fatality - First child killed in traffic fatality is Virginia Lee Elam.
December 24, 1943	Christmas - Community caroling by buses.
December 19, 1943	Christmas Chorale - First Christmas concert given.
September 25, 1943	Christmas Chorale - First community concert planned.
December 11, 1943	Christmas Trees - First Christmas trees not to be cut on area.
November 27, 1943	Church of Christ - First service held in Bldg D-296.
January 1, 1944	Church of God - First worship service.
April 20, 1944	Church of the Nazarene organized.
October 23, 1943	Church Service - Baptist service added to Chapel on the Hill.
October 9, 1943	Church Service - Catholic, Episcopalian, United, Jewish now held.
September 30, 1943	Church Service - Chapel on the Hill, all denominations dedicated.
November 27, 1943	Church Service - Church of Christ held first service in Bldg. D-296.
January 1, 1944	Church Service - Church of God held first service .
October 16, 1943	Church Service - East Village Chapel opens.
September 25, 1943	Church Service - First Baptist congregation, first Protestant denomination group organized.
September 18, 1943	Church Service - First Catholic service held at Rec Hall.
July 25, 1943	Church Service - First formal services held at Central Cafeteria.
September 18, 1943	Church Service - First Protestant service held at Rec Hall.
February 5, 1944	Claudia (play) - Little Theater plans to present the play.
April 27, 1944	Claudia (play) - Little Theater presented the play.
November 11, 1943	Clinic - First clinic to be held at Oak Ridge Hospital.
October 26, 1942	Clinton Engineering Works - First official headquarters opens in Andrew Johnson Hotel.
December 24, 1943	Community Caroling - First Christmas by bus.
January 8, 1944	Community Church Service - Began at East Village Chapel.
November 22, 1942	Construction - Administration Building started.
November 2, 1942	Construction - First materials arrive.
September 10, 1943	Construction - K-25 by Jones Construction Company.
June 1, 1943	Construction - K-25 power plant.
October 30, 1943	Construction - Starts on more stores in Town Center (Jackson Square).
February 1, 1943	Construction - Y-12 began.
September 19, 1942	Corps of Engineers - Brigadier General Groves selects Oak Ridge site.
March 2, 1944	Creamer, W. B. was part of first Town Council at Large, 3 month term.
November 6, 1943	Dance - Classes open at Elm Grove School.
October 30, 1943	Dance - Sadie Hawkins dance.
February 5, 1944	Daughters of American Revolution - Forms chapter.
October 30, 1943	Department stores - First to be constructed in Jackson Square.
September 18, 1943	Dormitories - First beauty salon opens in dormitories.
September 18, 1943	Dormitories - Overflowing.
August 1, 1943	Drug stores - First one opens.
October 30, 1943	Drug stores - First to the constructed in Jackson Square.
January 8, 1944	Drug stores - Opens on New York Avenue.
May 25, 1944	Drug stores - Williams Drug Company opens.
January 8, 1944	East Village Chapel holds first community church service.
October 16, 1943	East Village Chapel opens.
April 6, 1944	Edwards, Elizabeth arrives as first librarian from New York City Public Library.
March 30, 1944	Elam, Virginia Lee was first child killed in traffic fatality.
February 28, 1944	Elections - First elections held.
February 12, 1944	Elections - First plans for election of first Town Council.
November 8, 1943	Elizabeth Ann - (last name not given for security reasons) First girl born in Oak Ridge.
November 11, 1943	Elm Grove School - First interdenominational Sunday School held.
September 25, 1943	Elm Grove School - Ready to open.
December 11, 1943	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First florist opens.
December 11, 1943	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First furniture store opens.
February 26, 1944	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First grocery opened.
January 15, 1944	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First grocery, beauty parlor negotiated.
March 2, 1944	Elza, Paul - Member of First Town Council at Large, 6 months.
January 1, 1944	Entertainment - First visiting was U.T. Cadet Concert.
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September 4, 1943	Families - First family moves into permanent quarters.
July 13, 1943	Families - First family moves into trailer home in Middletown.
January 30, 1944	First Facts - Art exhibit.
November 2, 1942	First Facts - Train Carload of materials arrives.
July 27, 1943	First Facts - Cemesto occupied.
November 11, 1943	First Facts - Clinics held at Oak Ridge Hospital.
October 26, 1942	First Facts - Clinton Engineering official headquarters.
July 13, 1943	First Facts - Family moves to trailer home.
November 8, 1943	First Facts - First baby born in Oak Ridge was Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 11, 1943	First Facts - First baby boy born at Oak Ridge Hospital was Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
December 20, 1943	First Facts - First baby girl born at Oak Ridge Hospital was Pat Jean Jones.
December 24, 1943	First Facts - First Christmas community caroling.
December 20, 1943	First Facts - First town meeting was held at high school.
January 1, 1944	First Facts - First visiting entertainment was U. T. Cadet Concert.
July 25, 1943	First Facts - Formal church service.
February 1, 1943	First Facts - Grading near Clinton Lab.
April 1, 1943	First Facts - Guards at gates of Oak Ridge.
November 6, 1943	First Facts - Indignant letter to editor regarding laundry.
November 11, 1943	First Facts - Interdenominational Sunday school held at Elm Grove School.
April 6, 1944	First Facts - Librarian, Elizabeth Edwards arrives.
February 9, 1944	First Facts - Miss Oak Ridge was Claudia Busler.
September 4, 1943	First Facts - Newspaper, Oak Ridge Journal.
September 4, 1943	First Facts - Permanent quarters.
November 18, 1942	First Facts - Phones installed by Bell Telephone Company.
May 25, 1944	First Facts - Play by Oak Ridge High School, Young April.
March 2, 1944	First Facts - Town Council elected.
March 30, 1944	First Facts - Traffic fatality of a child, Virginia Lee Elam.
October 30, 1943	Five and Ten stores - McCrory's to be constructed in Jackson Square
January 15, 1944	Five and Ten stores - Store on Broadway negotiated.
October 23, 1943	Flag - First flag given to Chapel on the Hill by WAC.
December 11, 1943	Florist Shop - Elm Grove Shopping Center
April 20, 1944	Florist Shop - Opens on Broadway.
December 11, 1943	Furniture Store - Opens in Elm Grove Shopping Center.
May 11, 1944	Garages - Reeder Motors to open on California Avenue.
January 15, 1944	Gas Station - In East Village negotiated.
April 1, 1943	Gates, Oak Ridge - Guards at gates.
April 27, 1944	Gates, Oak Ridge - Man fatally shot.
November 8, 1943	Girls - Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons) was first born in Oak Ridge.
December 20, 1943	Girls - Patricia Jean Jones was first born in Oak Ridge Hospital.
March 30, 1944	Girls - Virginia Lee Elam, 28 months, was first killed in traffic accident.
November 6, 1943	Girls Club - First teenage organized "Moron Club".
April 20, 1944	Girls Club - Tenn Eastman girls organize.
February 1, 1943	Grading - First grading done at site of Clinton Lab (ORNL).
August 4, 1943	Grocery stores - First one opens.
April 20, 1944	Grocery stores - Store at Outer Drive and Ogden.
January 15, 1944	Grocery stores - Store in Elm Grove Shopping Center negotiated.
February 26, 1944	Grocery stores - Store in Elm Grove Shopping Center opened.
January 15, 1944	Grocery stores - Store on New York Avenue negotiated.
February 26, 1944	Grocery stores - Store on New York Avenue opened.
January 29, 1944	Guadalcanal Diary - Movie tickets for War Bonds only.
April 1, 1943	Guards, armed - First guards at gates of Oak Ridge.
January 8, 1944	Gun Club - First organized.
October 23, 1943	Halloween Cabaret - First effort of Little Theater.
April 13, 1944	Halstead, Gordon - Resigns and J. W. Peters fills unexpired term.
March 2, 1944	Halstead, Gordon - Was member of first Town Council, 3 month term.
March 2, 1944	Hetzner, E. D. - Named Director of Recreation.
May 11, 1944	Hobby Show - Planned by Woman's Club.
August 5, 1943	Hotels - Alexander Hotel (known as Guest House) opens.
August 31, 1943	In Which We Serve - First movie shown in Oak Ridge Center Theater.
October 30, 1943	Jackson Square - Construction started on more stores.
January 30, 1944	Jackson Square - Ridge Theatre opens.
March 2, 1944	Jealous, Carl - Named editor of Oak Ridge Journal.
January 15, 1944	Jewelry shops - Store on Broadway negotiated.
October 20, 1943	Jewelry shops - Store to be in Jackson Square.
September 10, 1943	Jones Construction Company begins construction on K-25.
December 20, 1943	Jones, Patricia Jean - First girl born at Oak Ridge Hospital.
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June 1, 1943	K-25 - Construction begins on K-25 Power Plant.
September 10, 1943	K-25 - Construction by J.A. Jones Construction Company begins.
January 18, 1943	K-25 - UC&C signs contract with Manhattan District for operation of K-25.
July 25, 1943	Larson, Rev. B.M. - Of Knoxville conducts first formal church service.
November 6, 1943	Laundry - Subject of first indignant letter to the editor.
November 6, 1943	Letter to the Editor - First indignant letter regarding laundry.
October 23, 1943	Little Theater - First effort was Halloween Cabaret.
December 18, 1943	Little Theater - First production was Arsenic and Old Lace.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Held Open House at Recreation Hall.
September 18, 1943	Little Theater - Organizes.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Plans to present Claudia.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Plans to present Out of the Frying Pan.
March 16, 1944	Little Theater - Presents Red Cross benefit, This is Oak Ridge.
April 27, 1944	Little Theater - Presents Claudia, directed by Jane Bridges.
November 20, 1943	Lutherans - Began services at Chapel on the Hill.
September 18, 1943	Luxuries - First luxury business established was beauty salon in dormitories.
August 13, 1942	Manhattan District - Established contract with Union Carbide and Carbon for K-25.
October 9, 1943	Marriage Contest - Opens.
March 23, 1944	Martin, Ben - Heads Town Council Recreation Committee.
April 6, 1944	Mason, J. Hoyt - Manager of Hamilton Bank, Middletown Branch.
April 6, 1944	McCrory's 5 & 10 - Opens.
October 30, 1943	McCrory's 5 & 10 - To be constructed in Jackson Square.
July 13, 1943	Middletown - Trailer site.
April 27, 1944	Midtown - Midtown Recreation Hall opens.
April 27, 1944	Midtown - Post office sub-station opens.
April 27, 1944	Midtown Recreation Hall - Opens.
January 15, 1944	Miller's Store - Negotiations for store on Broadway.
March 16, 1944	Miller's Store - Ready to open store.
February 9, 1944	Miller's Store - Sponsors Miss Oak Ridge contest at Center Theater.
February 9, 1944	Miss Oak Ridge - First contest sponsored by Miller's at Center Theater.
February 9, 1944	Miss Oak Ridge - Won by Claudia Busler.
May 18, 1944	Model Airplane Club - Forms.
November 6, 1943	Moron Club - First teenage girl's club organized.
August 31, 1943	Movie Theaters - Center Theater shows first movie, In Which We Serve.
March 30, 1944	Movie Theaters - Ridge Theater opens.
August 31, 1943	Movies - First movie shown was In Which We Serve.
January 29, 1944	Movies - Guadalcanal Diary tickets for War Bonds only.
December 24, 1943	Music Listening Group - Organized.
May 25, 1944	Nesper Road Nursery School - Holds Open House.
April 20, 1944	Newcomers - Orientation program begun by Town Council.
May 11, 1944	Niebuhr, Reinholdt - Speaks at Norris.
January 15, 1944	Nursery School - 24 hour school to be opened.
May 25, 1944	Nursery School - Nesper Road Nursery School holds Open House.
May 4, 1944	Nurse's Aid - First class graduates at Chapel on the Hill.
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November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Babies - Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons), first boy born in Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Hospital.
October 30, 1943	Oak Ridge Civic Music Association - Plans for the orchestra were made.
November 6, 1943	Oak Ridge Civil Air Patrol - To become official squadron.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Health Association - Organized.
January 1, 1944	Oak Ridge High School - First visiting entertainment was U. T. Cadet Concert.
May 25, 1944	Oak Ridge High School - Presents Young April, the first play.
September 25, 1943	Oak Ridge High School - Ready to open.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby boy born, Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
December 20, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby girl born, Patricia Jean Jones.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First clinics to be held.
March 2, 1944	Oak Ridge Journal - From mimeo pamphlet to tabloid newspaper, Carl Jealous was editor.
November 27, 1943	Oak Ridge Music Society - First meeting held. Sections include Community Concert Band, string group.
April 20, 1944	Oak Ridge Music Society - String group expands to full orchestra.
February 5, 1944	Oak Ridge Music Society - Supplies music for Little Theater open house.
February 26, 1946	Oak Ridge Post Office - House to house mail delivery starts.
August 16, 1943	Oak Ridge Post Office - Opens with George E. Bowling as Postmaster.
April 27, 1944	Oak Ridge Post Office - Sub-station opens in Midtown.
February 26, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Allotted quarters in Rec Hall.
January 29, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Committee named to establish.
April 6, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - First librarian arrives from New York Public Library, Elizabeth Edwards.
March 2, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Now open.
February 19, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Plans are announced at Town Meeting.
May 25, 1944	Oak Ridge Welfare and Recreation Association - L. C. Schroeder named director.
July 21, 1943	Oak Ridge Welfare and Recreation Association - Organized.
February 19, 1944	Oak Ridge Women's Association - Began. (Forerunner of Women's Club).
May 25, 1944	Open Air Market - Opens.
May 25, 1944	Optical Company - Opens.
February 5, 1944	Out of the Frying Pan (play)- Play presented by Little Theater.
February 19, 1944	Parent Teachers Association - (PTA) Formed.
May 4, 1944	Patton, E. E. - Mayor of Knoxville speaks.
April 13, 1944	Peters, J. W. - fills unexpired term on Town Council of Gordon Halstead.
March 2, 1944	Peterson, M. D. - Member of first Town Council at Large, 3 months.
March 30, 1944	Playground - Recommended to Town Council.
May 25, 1944	Plays - Young April by Oak Ridge High School, first play.
February 5, 1944	Plays - Will perform Out of the Frying Pan
December 18, 1943	Plays (performed at Little Theater) - Arsenic and Old Lace
April 27, 1944	Plays (performed at Little Theater) - Presents Claudia
August 16, 1943	Postmasters - George E. Bowling was first.
June 1, 1943	Power Plant, K-25 - Construction began.
January 1, 1943	Pre- Oak Ridge - Native property owners told to vacate by date.
September 19, 1942	Pre- Oak Ridge - Site selected.
January 29, 1944	President's Birthday Ball - First set.
January 1, 1943	Property Owners - Notice to vacate by date.
April 6, 1944	Railway Express - Home delivery begins.
March 2, 1944	Recreation - E. D. Hetzner named director.
September 18, 1943	Recreation Hall - Catholic and Protestant services held.
February 5, 1944	Recreation Hall - Little Theater will hold open house.
January 1, 1944	Recreation Hall - New hall opens.
February 26, 1944	Recreation Hall - Oak Ridge Public Library is allotted quarters.
February 12, 1944	Recreation Hall - Valentine Tea held.
March 16, 1944	Red Cross - Benefit held, This is Oak Ridge by Little Theater.
December 11, 1943	Red Cross - First instructor's course held.
December 11, 1943	Red Cross - First meeting.
May 11, 1944	Reeder Motors - To open on California Avenue.
December 18, 1943	Restaurants - Café Oak Ridge was first restaurant other than cafeteria opens.
March 30, 1944	Ridge Theater - Opens in Jackson Square.
April 13, 1944	Roane Anderson Company - Operations explained at Town Meeting.
January 22, 1944	Roane Anderson Company - Takes over town operation.
November 11, 1943	Robert William - First baby boy born in Oak Ridge and at Oak Ridge Hospital.
September 25, 1943	Robertsville School - Being remodeled.
October 30, 1943	Sadie Hawkins Dance - To be held by Shangri La Club of Bachelors.
September 25, 1943	Schools - Elm Grove ready to open.
September 25, 1943	Schools - High School ready to open.
January 15, 1944	Schools - Nursery School on 24 hour schedule to open.
September 25, 1943	Schools - Robertsville, being remodeled.
May 25, 1944	Schroeder, L. C. - Director of Oak Ridge Recreation and Welfare.
October 30, 1943	Shangri La Club of Bachelors - To hold Sadie Hawkins Dance.
April 20, 1944	Shoe Repair Shop - Opens on New York Avenue.
December 19, 1943	Singing Society - Mixed chorus to give Christmas concert at Chapel on the Hill.
September 19, 1942	Site of Oak Ridge - Selected by Corps of Engineers.
January 22, 1944	Ski Club - Members recruited.
May 4, 1944	Speakers - E. E. Patton, Mayor of Knoxville.
May 11, 1944	Speakers - Reinholdt Niebuhr speaks at Norris.
November 11, 1943	Sunday School - First interdenominational organized at Elm Grove School.
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May 25, 1944	T & C Cafeteria - Opens.
March 2, 1944	Taylor, Mrs. T. M. - Member of first Town Council at Large, 6 months.
November 6, 1943	Teenage Club - Moron Club was first girl's club organized.
November 18, 1942	Telephone Service - Bell Telephone Company first installed phones.
November 18, 1942	Telephones - First installed by Bell Telephone.
April 20, 1944	Tennessee Eastman - Girl employees form club.
December 18, 1943	Theater - Arsenic and Old Lace was first production by Little Theater.
March 16, 1944	"This is Oak Ridge" performed as a benefit for Red Cross.
March 2, 1944	Town Council - Paul Elza is member of first Town Council at large, 6 month term.
April 20, 1944	Town Council - Begins orientation of newcomers.
February 28, 1944	Town Council - Election date.
June 24, 1958	Town Council - First full meeting.
February 12, 1944	Town Council - Plans for election of first council.
March 30, 1944	Town Council - Playground and ball fields recommended.
March 23, 1944	Town Council - Recreation Committee headed by Ben Martin.
March 2, 1944	Town Council - Winners announced. Dr. A. H. Blankenship, chairman; Paul Elza; Mrs. T. M. Taylor; Frederick Westphall - at large to serve 6 months; Gordan Halstead; W. B. Creamer; M. D. Peterson - at large to serve 3 months.
December 24, 1943	Town Meeting - Committee to formulate organization plans.
December 20, 1943	Town Meeting - First held in high school auditorium.
February 19, 1944	Town Meeting - Library plans were announced.
January 1, 1944	Town Meeting - Meetings were set for second and fourth Mondays of the month.
April 13, 1944	Town Meeting - Operations of Roane Anderson explained.
January 29, 1944	Town Meeting - Second meeting held. Had large attendance.
March 30, 1944	Traffic Accidents - First youngster killed was Virginia Lee Elam.
January 1, 1944	U. T. Cadet Concert - First visiting entertainment.
January 18, 1943	Union Carbide and Carbon - Contract with Manhattan District to operate K-25.
February 19, 1944	Valentine Tea - Held. It was beginning of Oak Ridge Woman's Association.
February 12, 1944	Valentine Tea - Planned by Women at Ridge Recreation Hall.
October 9, 1943	Visitors - Passes to be issued to close friends and members of families.
March 23, 1943	Voting Rights - Defined.
October 28, 1943	WAC Detachment - Gives flag to Chapel on the Hill.
January 29, 1944	War Bond Drive - Emphasized; tickets to movie, Guadalcanal Diary by bond only.
March 2, 1944	Westphall, Frederick - Member of first Town Council- at large, serving 6 months.
May 25, 1944	Williams Drug Company - Opens.
February 19, 1944	Woman's Club - Begun as Oak Ridge Woman's Association.
May 18, 1944	Woman's Club - Form bridge, book sections.
April 20, 1944	Woman's Club - Officially launched.
May 11, 1944	Woman's Club - Plans for first Hobby Show.
February 1, 1943	Y-12 (Electro-magnetic plant) - Construction began.
May 25, 1944	Young April - First play by Oak Ridge High School.
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Date	Event
August 13, 1942	Manhattan District - Established contract with Union Carbide and Carbon for K-25.
September 19, 1942	Corps of Engineers - Brigadier General Groves selects Oak Ridge site.
September 19, 1942	Pre- Oak Ridge - Site selected.
September 19, 1942	Site of Oak Ridge - Selected by Corps of Engineers.
October 26, 1942	Clinton Engineering Works - First official headquarters opens in Andrew Johnson Hotel.
October 26, 1942	First Facts - Clinton Engineering official headquarters.
November 2, 1942	Construction - First materials arrive.
November 2, 1942	First Facts - Train Carload of materials arrives.
November 18, 1942	Bell Telephone Company - First installed phones.
November 18, 1942	First Facts - Phones installed by Bell Telephone Company.
November 18, 1942	Telephone Service - Bell Telephone Company first installed phones.
November 18, 1942	Telephones - First installed by Bell Telephone.
November 22, 1942	Administration Building - Construction started.
November 22, 1942	Construction - Administration Building started.
January 1, 1943	Pre- Oak Ridge - Native property owners told to vacate by date.
January 1, 1943	Property Owners - Notice to vacate by date.
January 18, 1943	K-25 - UC&C signs contract with Manhattan District for operation of K-25.
January 18, 1943	Union Carbide and Carbon - Contract with Manhattan District to operate K-25.
February 1, 1943	Construction - Y-12 began.
February 1, 1943	First Facts - Grading near Clinton Lab.
February 1, 1943	Grading - First grading done at site of Clinton Lab (ORNL).
February 1, 1943	Y-12 (Electro-magnetic plant) - Construction began.
March 23, 1943	Voting Rights - Defined.
April 1, 1943	First Facts - Guards at gates of Oak Ridge.
April 1, 1943	Gates, Oak Ridge - Guards at gates.
April 1, 1943	Guards, armed - First guards at gates of Oak Ridge.
June 1, 1943	Construction - K-25 power plant.
June 1, 1943	K-25 - Construction begins on K-25 Power Plant.
June 1, 1943	Power Plant, K-25 - Construction began.
July 13, 1943	Families - First family moves into trailer home in Middletown.
July 13, 1943	First Facts - Family moves to trailer home.
July 13, 1943	Middletown - Trailer site.
July 21, 1943	Oak Ridge Welfare and Recreation Association - Organized.
July 25, 1943	Church Service - First formal services held at Central Cafeteria.
July 25, 1943	First Facts - Formal church service.
July 25, 1943	Larson, Rev. B.M. - Of Knoxville conducts first formal church service.
July 27, 1943	Cemesto House - House on Thornton Road was first occupied.
July 27, 1943	First Facts - Cemesto occupied.
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August 1, 1943	Drug stores - First one opens.
August 4, 1943	Grocery stores - First one opens.
August 5, 1943	Hotels - Alexander Hotel (known as Guest House) opens.
August 16, 1943	Bowling, George E. was first Postmaster.
August 16, 1943	Oak Ridge Post Office - Opens with George E. Bowling as Postmaster.
August 16, 1943	Postmasters - George E. Bowling was first.
August 31, 1943	Center Theater - Shows first movie In Which We Serve.
August 31, 1943	In Which We Serve - First movie shown in Oak Ridge Center Theater.
August 31, 1943	Movie Theaters - Center Theater shows first movie, In Which We Serve.
August 31, 1943	Movies - First movie shown was In Which We Serve.
September 4, 1943	Bank - First to open in one week.
September 4, 1943	Bowling Alley - Construction "underway".
September 4, 1943	Families - First family moves into permanent quarters.
September 4, 1943	First Facts - Newspaper, Oak Ridge Journal.
September 4, 1943	First Facts - Permanent quarters.
September 10, 1943	Construction - K-25 by Jones Construction Company.
September 10, 1943	Jones Construction Company begins construction on K-25.
September 10, 1943	K-25 - Construction by J.A. Jones Construction Company begins.
September 18, 1943	Beauty Salon - First established in dormitories.
September 18, 1943	Boy Scouts - organized.
September 18, 1943	Church Service - First Catholic service held at Rec Hall.
September 18, 1943	Church Service - First Protestant service held at Rec Hall.
September 18, 1943	Dormitories - First beauty salon opens in dormitories.
September 18, 1943	Dormitories - Overflowing.
September 18, 1943	Little Theater - Organizes.
September 18, 1943	Luxuries - First luxury business established was beauty salon in dormitories.
September 18, 1943	Recreation Hall - Catholic and Protestant services held.
September 25, 1943	Baptist - First Protestant denominational services organized.
September 25, 1943	Bowler's Association - First meeting held.
September 25, 1943	Christmas Chorale - First community concert planned.
September 25, 1943	Church Service - First Baptist congregation, first Protestant denomination group organized.
September 25, 1943	Elm Grove School - Ready to open.
September 25, 1943	Oak Ridge High School - Ready to open.
September 25, 1943	Robertsville School - Being remodeled.
September 25, 1943	Schools - Elm Grove ready to open.
September 25, 1943	Schools - High School ready to open.
September 25, 1943	Schools - Robertsville, being remodeled.
September 30, 1943	Chapel on the Hill dedicated.
September 30, 1943	Church Service - Chapel on the Hill, all denominations dedicated.
October 9, 1943	Church Service - Catholic, Episcopalian, United, Jewish now held.
October 9, 1943	Marriage Contest - Opens.
October 9, 1943	Visitors - Passes to be issued to close friends and members of families.
October 16, 1943	Bus Service - Extended to school children and housewives.
October 16, 1943	Church Service - East Village Chapel opens.
October 16, 1943	East Village Chapel opens.
October 20, 1943	Jewelry shops - Store to be in Jackson Square.
October 23, 1943	Baptist - Services added to Chapel on the Hill.
October 23, 1943	Chapel on the Hill was given flag by WAC Detach.
October 23, 1943	Church Service - Baptist service added to Chapel on the Hill.
October 23, 1943	Flag - First flag given to Chapel on the Hill by WAC.
October 23, 1943	Halloween Cabaret - First effort of Little Theater.
October 23, 1943	Little Theater - First effort was Halloween Cabaret.
October 28, 1943	WAC Detachment - Gives flag to Chapel on the Hill.
October 30, 1943	Construction - Starts on more stores in Town Center (Jackson Square).
October 30, 1943	Dance - Sadie Hawkins dance.
October 30, 1943	Department stores - First to be constructed in Jackson Square.
October 30, 1943	Drug stores - First to the constructed in Jackson Square.
October 30, 1943	Five and Ten stores - McCrory's to be constructed in Jackson Square
October 30, 1943	Jackson Square - Construction started on more stores.
October 30, 1943	McCrory's 5 & 10 - To be constructed in Jackson Square.
October 30, 1943	Oak Ridge Civic Music Association - Plans for the orchestra were made.
October 30, 1943	Sadie Hawkins Dance - To be held by Shangri La Club of Bachelors.
October 30, 1943	Shangri La Club of Bachelors - To hold Sadie Hawkins Dance.
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November 6, 1943	Dance - Classes open at Elm Grove School.
November 6, 1943	First Facts - Indignant letter to editor regarding laundry.
November 6, 1943	Girls Club - First teenage organized "Moron Club".
November 6, 1943	Laundry - Subject of first indignant letter to the editor.
November 6, 1943	Letter to the Editor - First indignant letter regarding laundry.
November 6, 1943	Moron Club - First teenage girl's club organized.
November 6, 1943	Oak Ridge Civil Air Patrol - To become official squadron.
November 6, 1943	Teenage Club - Moron Club was first girl's club organized.
November 8, 1943	Baby Girl - First baby girl was Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 8, 1943	Elizabeth Ann - (last name not given for security reasons) First girl born in Oak Ridge.
November 8, 1943	First Facts - First baby born in Oak Ridge was Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 8, 1943	Girls - Elizabeth Ann --- (last name not given for security reasons) was first born in Oak Ridge.
November 11, 1943	Baby born at Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby was Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 11, 1943	Boys - Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons), first born in Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Hospital.
November 11, 1943	Clinic - First clinic to be held at Oak Ridge Hospital.
November 11, 1943	Elm Grove School - First interdenominational Sunday School held.
November 11, 1943	First Facts - Clinics held at Oak Ridge Hospital.
November 11, 1943	First Facts - First baby boy born at Oak Ridge Hospital was Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 11, 1943	First Facts - Interdenominational Sunday school held at Elm Grove School.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Babies - Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons), first boy born in Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Hospital.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Health Association - Organized.
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby boy born, Robert William --- (last name not given for security reasons).
November 11, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First clinics to be held.
November 11, 1943	Robert William - First baby boy born in Oak Ridge and at Oak Ridge Hospital.
November 11, 1943	Sunday School - First interdenominational organized at Elm Grove School.
November 20, 1943	Band - Town band organized.
November 20, 1943	Chapel on the Hill has first Lutheran service.
November 20, 1943	Lutherans - Began services at Chapel on the Hill.
November 27, 1943	Badminton Club organizes.
November 27, 1943	Band - Community Concert Band part Oak Ridge Music Society.
November 27, 1943	Basketball league organizes.
November 27, 1943	Building D-296 - Church of Christ held first service.
November 27, 1943	Church of Christ - First service held in Bldg D-296.
November 27, 1943	Church Service - Church of Christ held first service in Bldg. D-296.
November 27, 1943	Oak Ridge Music Society - First meeting held. Sections include Community Concert Band, string group.
December 4, 1943	Archery Club - Organizes.
December 11, 1943	Christmas Trees - First Christmas trees not to be cut on area.
December 11, 1943	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First florist opens.
December 11, 1943	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First furniture store opens.
December 11, 1943	Florist Shop - Elm Grove Shopping Center
December 11, 1943	Furniture Store - Opens in Elm Grove Shopping Center.
December 11, 1943	Red Cross - First instructor's course held.
December 11, 1943	Red Cross - First meeting.
December 18, 1943	Café Oak Ridge was first restaurant to open other than cafeterias.
December 18, 1943	Little Theater - First production was Arsenic and Old Lace.
December 18, 1943	Plays (performed at Little Theater) - Arsenic and Old Lace
December 18, 1943	Restaurants - Café Oak Ridge was first restaurant other than cafeteria opens.
December 18, 1943	Theater - Arsenic and Old Lace was first production by Little Theater.
December 19, 1943	Christmas Chorale - First Christmas concert given.
December 19, 1943	Singing Society - Mixed chorus to give Christmas concert at Chapel on the Hill.
December 20, 1943	First Facts - First baby girl born at Oak Ridge Hospital was Pat Jean Jones.
December 20, 1943	First Facts - First town meeting was held at high school.
December 20, 1943	Girls - Patricia Jean Jones was first born in Oak Ridge Hospital.
December 20, 1943	Jones, Patricia Jean - First girl born at Oak Ridge Hospital.
December 20, 1943	Oak Ridge Hospital - First baby girl born, Patricia Jean Jones.
December 20, 1943	Town Meeting - First held in high school auditorium.
December 24, 1943	Bus Service - Community Christmas caroling by bus.
December 24, 1943	Christmas - Community caroling by buses.
December 24, 1943	Community Caroling - First Christmas by bus.
December 24, 1943	First Facts - First Christmas community caroling.
December 24, 1943	Music Listening Group - Organized.
December 24, 1943	Town Meeting - Committee to formulate organization plans.
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January 1, 1944	Church of God - First worship service.
January 1, 1944	Church Service - Church of God held first service .
January 1, 1944	Entertainment - First visiting was U.T. Cadet Concert.
January 1, 1944	First Facts - First visiting entertainment was U. T. Cadet Concert.
January 1, 1944	Oak Ridge High School - First visiting entertainment was U. T. Cadet Concert.
January 1, 1944	Recreation Hall - New hall opens.
January 1, 1944	Town Meeting - Meetings were set for second and fourth Mondays of the month.
January 1, 1944	U. T. Cadet Concert - First visiting entertainment.
January 8, 1944	Community Church Service - Began at East Village Chapel.
January 8, 1944	Drug stores - Opens on New York Avenue.
January 8, 1944	East Village Chapel holds first community church service.
January 8, 1944	Gun Club - First organized.
January 15, 1944	Barber Shop - New York Avenue negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Beauty Salon - Elm Grove Shopping Center negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Beauty Salon - New York Avenue negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First grocery, beauty parlor negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Five and Ten stores - Store on Broadway negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Gas Station - In East Village negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Grocery stores - Store in Elm Grove Shopping Center negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Grocery stores - Store on New York Avenue negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Jewelry shops - Store on Broadway negotiated.
January 15, 1944	Miller's Store - Negotiations for store on Broadway.
January 15, 1944	Nursery School - 24 hour school to be opened.
January 15, 1944	Schools - Nursery School on 24 hour schedule to open.
January 22, 1944	Roane Anderson Company - Takes over town operation.
January 22, 1944	Ski Club - Members recruited.
January 29, 1944	Guadalcanal Diary - Movie tickets for War Bonds only.
January 29, 1944	Movies - Guadalcanal Diary tickets for War Bonds only.
January 29, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Committee named to establish.
January 29, 1944	President's Birthday Ball - First set.
January 29, 1944	Town Meeting - Second meeting held. Had large attendance.
January 29, 1944	War Bond Drive - Emphasized; tickets to movie, Guadalcanal Diary by bond only.
January 30, 1944	Art Exhibit - First exhibit set.
January 30, 1944	First Facts - Art exhibit.
January 30, 1944	Jackson Square - Ridge Theatre opens.
February 5, 1944	Claudia (play) - Little Theater plans to present the play.
February 5, 1944	Daughters of American Revolution - Forms chapter.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Held Open House at Recreation Hall.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Plans to present Claudia.
February 5, 1944	Little Theater - Plans to present Out of the Frying Pan.
February 5, 1944	Oak Ridge Music Society - Supplies music for Little Theater open house.
February 5, 1944	Out of the Frying Pan (play)- Play presented by Little Theater.
February 5, 1944	Plays - Will perform Out of the Frying Pan
February 5, 1944	Recreation Hall - Little Theater will hold open house.
February 9, 1944	Busler, Claudia was first "Miss Oak Ridge".
February 9, 1944	Center Theater - "Miss Oak Ridge" was contest was sponsored by Millers.
February 9, 1944	First Facts - Miss Oak Ridge was Claudia Busler.
February 9, 1944	Miller's Store - Sponsors Miss Oak Ridge contest at Center Theater.
February 9, 1944	Miss Oak Ridge - First contest sponsored by Miller's at Center Theater.
February 9, 1944	Miss Oak Ridge - Won by Claudia Busler.
February 12, 1944	Elections - First plans for election of first Town Council.
February 12, 1944	Recreation Hall - Valentine Tea held.
February 12, 1944	Town Council - Plans for election of first council.
February 12, 1944	Valentine Tea - Planned by Women at Ridge Recreation Hall.
February 19, 1944	Bridge Association organized.
February 19, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Plans are announced at Town Meeting.
February 19, 1944	Oak Ridge Women's Association - Began. (Forerunner of Women's Club).
February 19, 1944	Parent Teachers Association - (PTA) Formed.
February 19, 1944	Town Meeting - Library plans were announced.
February 19, 1944	Valentine Tea - Held. It was beginning of Oak Ridge Woman's Association.
February 19, 1944	Woman's Club - Begun as Oak Ridge Woman's Association.
February 26, 1944	Elm Grove Shopping Center - First grocery opened.
February 26, 1944	Grocery stores - Store in Elm Grove Shopping Center opened.
February 26, 1944	Grocery stores - Store on New York Avenue opened.
February 26, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Allotted quarters in Rec Hall.
February 26, 1944	Recreation Hall - Oak Ridge Public Library is allotted quarters.
February 28, 1944	Elections - First elections held.
February 28, 1944	Town Council - Election date.
March 2, 1944	Creamer, W. B. was part of first Town Council at Large, 3 month term.
March 2, 1944	Elza, Paul - Member of First Town Council at Large, 6 months.
March 2, 1944	First Facts - Town Council elected.
March 2, 1944	Halstead, Gordon - Was member of first Town Council, 3 month term.
March 2, 1944	Hetzner, E. D. - Named Director of Recreation.
March 2, 1944	Jealous, Carl - Named editor of Oak Ridge Journal.
March 2, 1944	Oak Ridge Journal - From mimeo pamphlet to tabloid newspaper, Carl Jealous was editor.
March 2, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - Now open.
March 2, 1944	Peterson, M. D. - Member of first Town Council at Large, 3 months.
March 2, 1944	Recreation - E. D. Hetzner named director.
March 2, 1944	Taylor, Mrs. T. M. - Member of first Town Council at Large, 6 months.
March 2, 1944	Town Council - Paul Elza is member of first Town Council at large, 6 month term.
March 2, 1944	Town Council - Winners announced. Dr. A. H. Blankenship, chairman; Paul Elza; Mrs. T. M. Taylor; Frederick Westphall - at large to serve 6 months; Gordan Halstead; W. B. Creamer; M. D. Peterson - at large to serve 3 months.
March 2, 1944	Westphall, Frederick - Member of first Town Council- at large, serving 6 months.
March 16, 1944	Little Theater - Presents Red Cross benefit, This is Oak Ridge.
March 16, 1944	Miller's Store - Ready to open store.
March 16, 1944	Red Cross - Benefit held, This is Oak Ridge by Little Theater.
March 16, 1944	"This is Oak Ridge" performed as a benefit for Red Cross.
March 23, 1944	Martin, Ben - Heads Town Council Recreation Committee.
March 23, 1944	Town Council - Recreation Committee headed by Ben Martin.
March 30, 1944	Ball Fields - Recommended to Town Council.
March 30, 1944	Child fatality - First child killed in traffic fatality is Virginia Lee Elam.
March 30, 1944	Elam, Virginia Lee was first child killed in traffic fatality.
March 30, 1944	First Facts - Traffic fatality of a child, Virginia Lee Elam.
March 30, 1944	Girls - Virginia Lee Elam, 28 months, was first killed in traffic accident.
March 30, 1944	Movie Theaters - Ridge Theater opens.
March 30, 1944	Playground - Recommended to Town Council.
March 30, 1944	Ridge Theater - Opens in Jackson Square.
March 30, 1944	Town Council - Playground and ball fields recommended.
March 30, 1944	Traffic Accidents - First youngster killed was Virginia Lee Elam.
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April 6, 1944	Bank - Hamilton Bank opens Middletown Branch, J. Hoyt Mason, manager.
April 6, 1944	Edwards, Elizabeth arrives as first librarian from New York City Public Library.
April 6, 1944	First Facts - Librarian, Elizabeth Edwards arrives.
April 6, 1944	Mason, J. Hoyt - Manager of Hamilton Bank, Middletown Branch.
April 6, 1944	McCrory's 5 & 10 - Opens.
April 6, 1944	Oak Ridge Public Library - First librarian arrives from New York Public Library, Elizabeth Edwards.
April 6, 1944	Railway Express - Home delivery begins.
April 13, 1944	Halstead, Gordon - Resigns and J. W. Peters fills unexpired term.
April 13, 1944	Peters, J. W. - fills unexpired term on Town Council of Gordon Halstead.
April 13, 1944	Roane Anderson Company - Operations explained at Town Meeting.
April 13, 1944	Town Meeting - Operations of Roane Anderson explained.
April 20, 1944	Beauty Salon - Opens on New York Avenue.
April 20, 1944	Church of the Nazarene organized.
April 20, 1944	Florist Shop - Opens on Broadway.
April 20, 1944	Girls Club - Tenn Eastman girls organize.
April 20, 1944	Grocery stores - Store at Outer Drive and Ogden.
April 20, 1944	Newcomers - Orientation program begun by Town Council.
April 20, 1944	Oak Ridge Music Society - String group expands to full orchestra.
April 20, 1944	Shoe Repair Shop - Opens on New York Avenue.
April 20, 1944	Tennessee Eastman - Girl employees form club.
April 20, 1944	Town Council - Begins orientation of newcomers.
April 20, 1944	Woman's Club - Officially launched.
April 27, 1944	Bridges, Jane - Directs Claudia for Little Theater.
April 27, 1944	Claudia (play) - Little Theater presented the play.
April 27, 1944	Gates, Oak Ridge - Man fatally shot.
April 27, 1944	Little Theater - Presents Claudia, directed by Jane Bridges.
April 27, 1944	Midtown - Midtown Recreation Hall opens.
April 27, 1944	Midtown - Post office sub-station opens.
April 27, 1944	Midtown Recreation Hall - Opens.
April 27, 1944	Oak Ridge Post Office - Sub-station opens in Midtown.
April 27, 1944	Plays (performed at Little Theater) - Presents Claudia
May 4, 1944	Bus Service - Paid bus fare began.
May 4, 1944	Chapel on the Hill - First Nurses Aid class graduation.
May 4, 1944	Nurse's Aid - First class graduates at Chapel on the Hill.
May 4, 1944	Patton, E. E. - Mayor of Knoxville speaks.
May 4, 1944	Speakers - E. E. Patton, Mayor of Knoxville.
May 11, 1944	Garages - Reeder Motors to open on California Avenue.
May 11, 1944	Hobby Show - Planned by Woman's Club.
May 11, 1944	Niebuhr, Reinholdt - Speaks at Norris.
May 11, 1944	Reeder Motors - To open on California Avenue.
May 11, 1944	Speakers - Reinholdt Niebuhr speaks at Norris.
May 11, 1944	Woman's Club - Plans for first Hobby Show.
May 18, 1944	Model Airplane Club - Forms.
May 18, 1944	Woman's Club - Form bridge, book sections.
May 25, 1944	Drug stores - Williams Drug Company opens.
May 25, 1944	First Facts - Play by Oak Ridge High School, Young April.
May 25, 1944	Nesper Road Nursery School - Holds Open House.
May 25, 1944	Nursery School - Nesper Road Nursery School holds Open House.
May 25, 1944	Oak Ridge High School - Presents Young April, the first play.
May 25, 1944	Oak Ridge Welfare and Recreation Association - L. C. Schroeder named director.
May 25, 1944	Open Air Market - Opens.
May 25, 1944	Optical Company - Opens.
May 25, 1944	Plays - Young April by Oak Ridge High School, first play.
May 25, 1944	Schroeder, L. C. - Director of Oak Ridge Recreation and Welfare.
May 25, 1944	T & C Cafeteria - Opens.
May 25, 1944	Williams Drug Company - Opens.
May 25, 1944	Young April - First play by Oak Ridge High School.
February 26, 1946	Oak Ridge Post Office - House to house mail delivery starts.
June 24, 1958	Town Council - First full meeting.
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