Hanford

Open house Nov. 10 to mark Hanford national park anniversary

Tri-City Herald
The National Park Service flag was raised with the U.S. flag for the first time at Hanford’s historic B Reactor a year ago.
The National Park Service flag was raised with the U.S. flag for the first time at Hanford’s historic B Reactor a year ago. Tri-City Herald file

An open house is planned in Richland on Thursday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park.

The public has the chance to meet the newly named park superintendent, Kris Kirby.

A year ago Hanford’s historic B Reactor, and other historic areas of the nuclear reservation, officially became part of a new national park, along with additional Manhattan Project sites in Tennessee and New Mexico.

The open house is 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the National Park Interim Visitor Center, 2000 Logston Blvd., Richland.

This story was originally published November 8, 2016 at 11:04 AM with the headline "Open house Nov. 10 to mark Hanford national park anniversary."

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