Radioactive Franklinton: The Story of Lyman Kilgore, B&T Metals, and Columbus’ Role in Building the Atomic Bomb

This episode highlights Columbus’ role in building the atomic bomb, and our focus of the story is Lyman Kilgore, a man from modest means who built one of Columbus’ largest black owned businesses. We look at the impact of his company’s work in building the atomic weapon, and the lingering effects that had. Show notes:https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/african/id/6534/rec/1https://www.energy.gov/lm/articles/b-t-metals-african-american-owned-company-helped-win-race-atomic-bombhttps://www.energy.gov/lm/columbus-east-ohio-sitehttps://www.wsj.com/graphics/waste-lands/site/45-b-t-metals/?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcHLnQ-8OEuMHkZZQhiT2w-qjkHMvQELBbRFwvKddCVd8lvcOCDVG-JTQJ1LGA%3D&gaa_ts=691c84e6&gaa_sig=MNGfR6RR8apQOn-LkQAZIolwllQI2ikfkC1GKiWoC1ZFIixHiiFfBg1_jWBtSA5OYy3H6tvc9lBPmc1z9aP-KA%3D%3Dhttps://lmpublicsearch.lm.doe.gov/LMSites/7238-OH.26-5.pdfhttps://coldwarpatriots.org/b-t-metals-the-african-american-owned-company-that-helped-win-the-race-for-the-atomic-bomb/https://614now.com/2019/explore-columbus/adventures/throwback-thursday-franklintons-chromedge-studios-radioactive-pasthttps://www.ohioexploration.com/structures/btmetals/https://www.stephensstephens.com/eeoicpa-claims/eeoicpa-facility-list/bt-metals/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/cecil-campbell-obituary?id=26366960https://chromedgestudios.com/history/https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%20Dispatch%20Historical%20and%20Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&hide_duplicates=2&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=60&val-base-0=%22Lyman%20Kilgore%22&docref=news/10AF0392141A9F06https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%20Dispatch%20Historical%20and%20Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&hide_duplicates=2&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=60&val-base-0=%22Lyman%20Kilgore%22&docref=news/11B86B0F2150EE40https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=favorite%3ACOLUMBUS%21Columbus%20Dispatch%20Historical%20and%20Current&sort=YMD_date%3AD&hide_duplicates=2&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=60&val-base-0=%22Lyman%20Kilgore%22&docref=image/v2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-16067ADF9B533324%402432797-1606411C5CCC22AA%4013-1606411C5CCC22AA%40