Welcome to the
John Hendrix Memorial Prayer Walk
The John Hendrix Memorial Prayer Walk is a historic nature trail which commemorates the story of John Hendrix as the "Prophet of Oak Ridge" and his extraordinary prophesies which found their fulfillment in the "greatest accomplishment of the 20th century" - the Manhattan Project of World War II. Here you find the story of courage, sacrifice, redemption, and faith.
As you meander along Hendrix Creek you will discover eight trail markers which tell the story of a farmer named John who came to be called "The Prophet of Oak Ridge". You will hear the story of a community who gave up their land for the secret city now called Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Here is where the uranium was produced for the first ever atomic bombs so the massive killings of WWII could be brought to an end.
On the nature trail you may watch for wildlife, hear the water running over the creek stones, look for the Hendrix's rose bushes and wildflowers, fruit trees, chestnuts, and periwinkle ground cover in bloom. Several benches are available to rest along the trail. Train tracks still lay right beside John Hendrix's old farm site.
After you finish walking the trail you may want to venture up the street and take a look at John's gravesite. It is located to the left of 127 Hendrix Drive. Notice the boxwood bush billowing 50+ feet in the air, planted there by John's six-year-old son Curtis when John died in 1915. A local school group purchased the gravestone in 1970.
Pictured is a great granddaughter of John Hendrix.
Pictured is a great granddaughter of John Hendrix.