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Hanford
Season 8 Episode 801 | 59m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
The Hanford project was a gamble in American history that changed the world forever.
In 1943, as World War II raged in Europe and the Pacific, thousands of men and women from across the United States began arriving in a remote part of south-central Washington state. They knew very little about why the U.S. government had hired them — only that it was an important project to support the war effort. It was a project that would change the world forever.
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Oregon Experience
Hanford
Season 8 Episode 801 | 59m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1943, as World War II raged in Europe and the Pacific, thousands of men and women from across the United States began arriving in a remote part of south-central Washington state. They knew very little about why the U.S. government had hired them — only that it was an important project to support the war effort. It was a project that would change the world forever.
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Clip: S8 Ep801 | 52s | B-reactor tour manager Russ Fabre tells why WWII Hanford workers bought a B-17 bomber. (52s)
Clip: S8 Ep801 | 1m 23s | Mona Wright talks about the development of the villages of Hanford and White Bluffs. (1m 23s)
Clip: S8 Ep801 | 39s | CJ Mitchell talks about why Hanford is important today. (39s)
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