The Secret City Store
Serving Heritage Needs Since October 1, 2005

 

 

 

Who We Are ---

 

We are Manhattan Project Heritage Enthusiasts!

We are four Oak Ridge residents who love our beautiful city and its very special Tennessee heritage. We are all driven by a desire to see the amazing Oak Ridge story---and the larger story all the sites of the Manhattan Project---be told and remembered.  The Manhattan Project was America’s massive (and super-secret) effort to build the world’s first atomic bomb during World War II.

The modern predecessor to the City of
Oak Ridge was built in 1943 in order to house tens of thousands of “temporary” workers who flooded into the area to work on three new Manhattan Project plants. These individuals left their homes and friends to come to a dusty, bug-infested Tennessee work camp (known as the Secret City) to do their part in the country’s war effort. Beyond the workers, the Secret City also impacted several thousand local area residents who were pushed out of their family homes and off their land---on very short notice---in order to make room for the enormous project. The great sacrifice of all these folks, as well as their ingenuity and resolve, make a truly inspiring tale.

We are very pleased to offer high-quality items to commemorate these people as well as those who lived and worked at other Manhattan Project sites. Please check out our supply of collectibles, mugs, and DVDs. We are constantly searching for new and interesting products, so plan now to come back and look at what’s new!

We believe that businesses should contribute to the development of their local communities. In order to better promote Oak Ridge, we try to keep the prices on our items as low as possible.  Also, portions of the The Secret City Store’s income are donated each year to activities which promote interest in and preservation of our city’s great heritage.

Thanks so much for visiting www.TheSecretCityStore.com. Please contact us at 1-877-235-5681 or drop us an e-mail at CustomerService@thesecretcitystore.com if we can answer any questions.

 

                                         On Behalf of The Secret City Store,

 

                                         Heidi and David Miller

                                         Anne and Martin McBride