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Oak Ridge or Oakridge may refer to numerous locations in English-speaking countries - the most well-known being Oak Ridge, Tennessee, due to its part in the Manhattan Project. These and other meanings include:

Places

Canada

  • Oakridge, Calgary, neighbourhood in Alberta
  • Oakridge, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Ontario
  • Oakridge, Vancouver, a neighbourhood in British Columbia
  • Oakridge Acres, a neighbourhood in London, Ontario

United Kingdom

Gloucestershire

  • Oakridge, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
  • Oakridge, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Other

  • Oakridge, Hampshire, England

United States

Communities

Other places

  • Oak Ridge (California), a ridge in Santa Clara County
  • Oakridge station, a light rail station in San Jose, California
  • Oak Ridge, Adams County, Pennsylvania, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield
  • Oak Ridge Historic District, a historic district in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Oak Ridge (Danville, Virginia), a historic plantation estate in Pittsylvania County
  • Oakridge (Blackstone, Virginia), an historic home in Nottoway County

Cemeteries

  • Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
  • Oakridge Cemetery, a cemetery located in Hillside, Illinois, U.S.

Education

  • Oak Ridge Associated Universities, a consortium of American universities headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Oak Ridge High School (disambiguation)
  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, a Department of Energy institute, headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Oak Ridge Military Academy, a military college-preparatory school in North Carolina, U.S.
  • Oakridge School (disambiguation)
  • Oakridge Secondary School, a secondary school in London, Ontario, Canada

Science

  • K-25, a former uranium enrichment facility of the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a science and technology national laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
    • ORACLE (computer), an early computer built at the laboratory
  • Oak Ridge Observatory, an astronomical observatory at Harvard University

Other uses

  • USS Oak Ridge (ARDM-1), a World War II U.S. naval vessel used as a floating dry dock
  • The Oak Ridge Boys, a U.S. country music band
  • Oak Ridge Waste, a waste management company located in the United States.

See also

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