Robert McCorkle and Margaret McCorkle oral history interview, 2003 July 18

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Married couple Robert McCorkle and Margaret McCorkle recall their family's history and changes to the land and environment in Gaston County, North Carolina. Topics discussed include home remedies, animals in the area such as doves, activities that Mr. McCorkle does in his free time such as hunting rabbits, and how Mr. McCorkle worked on his dad's farm when he was younger. The McCorkles talk about the new housing communities that are being built in the area and how they do not think that new development is necessarily bad for the community, but they do not want rapid growth to change the nature of the area.

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Title: Robert McCorkle and Margaret McCorkle oral history interview, 2003 July 18
Interviewee: McCorkle, Robert, 1922-2006
Interviewer: Burt, Joyce W. (Joyce Wallace)
Contributor: McCorkle, Margaret, 1924-2006
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2003-07-18
Physical Description: 1 audio file (0:52:56) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Robert McCorkle was a 81-year-old man and Margaret McCorkle was a 79-year-old woman at the time of the interview, which took place at their home in Gaston County, North Carolina. Mr. McCorkle was born in Denver, North Carolina and has worked on farms, sawmills, and served in the military.
Abstract: Married couple Robert McCorkle and Margaret McCorkle recall their family's history and changes to the land and environment in Gaston County, North Carolina. Topics discussed include home remedies, animals in the area such as doves, activities that Mr. McCorkle does in his free time such as hunting rabbits, and how Mr. McCorkle worked on his dad's farm when he was younger. The McCorkles talk about the new housing communities that are being built in the area and how they do not think that new development is necessarily bad for the community, but they do not want rapid growth to change the nature of the area.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Interviewee Occupations: Farmers
Mills and mill work--Employees
Subjects--Names: McCorkle, Robert, 1922-2006
McCorkle, Margaret, 1924-2006
Subjects--Topics: Country life
Land use, Rural
Rural families
Hunting
Animals
Traditional medicine
Rural development
Farm life
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Gaston County
North Carolina--Lincoln County
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2010
Digital Collection Title: Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project
Digital Collection Series Title: Stanley Creek
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This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: PL-MC0022
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3156

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