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The Man Who Built Oak Ridge

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13359
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Abstract:
Contractors of steamships, dams, army camps, and industrial plants, J.A. Jones Construction Company, of Charlotte, North Carolina is most famous for receiving the largest single contract ever awarded a single firm. Totaling $460,000,000 for the gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge's atomic energy layout, J.A. Jones' current projects include the world's largest earth filled dam in Yellowstone National Park as well as additional dams in North and South America and water supply systems in several cities.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 23, Apr 1955, p20-23, il
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