Description:
W.C. Thompson discusses the role that railroads played in Ravenna KY through time. He shares his memories of growing up in a town with 17,600, a number that declined as the railroads were replaced by automobiles. Thompson also comments on political trends, such as good and bad Mayors and wet/dry local option votes.
Location:
Ravenna, KY
Duration:
0:35
Time Summary:
Restrictions:
no
Rights:
Contact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.
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Funding Source:
The Community Change in the Kentucky Foothills of Appalachia Project was funded by the Kentucky Oral History Commission.