Interview with W.C. Thompson
Dublin Core
Identifier
2004 OH 038
Date
2/23/2004
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.
Rights
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Title
Interview with W.C. Thompson
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Denton, Beckie
Interviewee
Thompson, W.C.
Location
Ravenna, KY
Duration
0:35
Restrictions
no
Funding Source
The Community Change in the Kentucky Foothills of Appalachia Project was funded by the Kentucky Oral History Commission.
Citation
“Interview with W.C. Thompson,” William H. Berge Oral History Center, accessed November 18, 2018, https://oralhistory.eku.edu/items/show/4731.