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Oak Ridge in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Oak Ridge
 
Oak Ridge Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, April 15, 2009
1. Oak Ridge Marker
 
Inscription. In 1943, Oak Ridge was created as the residential center for the Clinton Engineering Works. Located on the northeast corner of a 59,000-acre reservation acquired by the government in 1942, the community was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Architects, in 1945. Oak Ridge reached a peak population of 75,000. On January 1, 1947, the Atomic Energy Commission assumed control of the community, in 1959. Oak Ridge became an incorporated municipality. (Marker Number I D 23.)
 
Location. 36° 1.226′ N, 84° 17.673′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. Marker is on E. Tri County Blvd (Route 62). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America.
 
Oak Ridge Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, April 15, 2009
2. Oak Ridge Marker
 
 
Oak Ridge Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Stanley and Terrie Howard, April 15, 2009
3. Oak Ridge Marker
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on April 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 526 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. Submitted on April 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


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