Which major project in the 1940s accelerated Kennewick's growth?
Manhattan Project
Hoover Dam
Interstate Highway System
Transcontinental Railroad
Answer
The construction of the Hanford Site at Richland accelerated Kennewick's growth in the 1940s as workers from around the country came to participate in the Manhattan Project. This project was a major effort during World War II to develop the first atomic bomb.
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