A child leaps into the water at Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool on on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The pool was constructed in 1944 and is spring fed with depths up to 13 and a half feet.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool or "The big pool", as it's lovingly known, has been a staple in the community for decades. "The pool originated when the Manhattan started, it was ...