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Article: Travel Q&A: In Oak Ridge, they built the A-bomb in secret.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2004
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Byline: Jean Allen
Q. We have friends who live in Oak Ridge, Tenn., whom we're going to visit soon. They keep telling us how famous and important Oak Ridge is and how nice it is to live there. I have heard of the place but don't know much about it, and feel I should find out what's what before we go up there for Thanksgiving. Help! _ D.W., Miramar, Fla.
A. I didn't know much about Oak Ridge, either, until I went up there in June. What a fascinating place!
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