OAK RIDGE TRIES TO FEND OFF CITY.(GENERAL NEWS)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: February 10, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: JAMES THORNER Staff Writer

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CORRECTION: A tank farm planned for northwest Guilford County will hold 50 million gallons of natural gas. An incorrect number of gallons appeared in an article in Monday's News & Record. (2/12/97)

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OAK RIDGE -- Oak Ridge threatens to be the rural mouse that roared in its battle for incorporation.

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As the Civil War inflamed the country in 1861, state Sen. John Gilmer lectured the people of Oak Ridge about the coming storm.

Inspired by the patriotic words, all but three boys at the local ...

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