Visit to a mystery town

Thursday we had an easy driving day to the vicinity of Knoxville.  The Escapees RV club has their own RV park just north of town and we got a site here for the next 10 days, until our next NOMADS project starts.  We went to the clubhouse in the evening to watch a bluegrass jam session – 7 musicians and many singers from the audience just having fun, many without sheet music. 

Friday we went to a nearby town that was created early in the 1940’s by the government and was closed to the public.  Nobody got past the security fences which surrounded the town without authorization.  Residents were not allowed to talk to outsiders about this town.  At its peak about 75,000 people lived and worked here, but the town was not on any maps of the day.  Can any of our blog followers figure out the name of this town and what its purpose was?  We learned about it while visiting a museum.  It was very interesting and informative!

There is a lot more touristy stuff for us to do in this area.  The weather this weekend is going to be in the low 60’s but the forecast for next week is sunny and in the mid 70’s.