Uwharrie
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- Dolon W. Corbett oral history interview, 2002 January 28
- Dolon Wilson Corbett recalls his family's history in Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, and how his family made their living by farming and working in a saw mill. Mr. Corbett discusses memories from growing up at the family home where he still lived at the time of the interview, visiting the nearest town, Troy, communal farming practices such as slaughtering hogs, starting work as a bagboy at Kroger, and the rural character of the county. He also mentions running for county commissioner and how, if elected, he would emphasize bringing more industry into the region.
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- Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall oral history interview, 2001 December 13
- Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall were interviewed at their home in Troy, North Carolina. Robert Hall was a 59-year-old man at the time of the interview and was born and raised in Montgomery County, North Carolina., Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall discuss their family's history and relationship with the land in Ophir, North Carolina, located in the Uwharrie River region. The Halls talk about farming enterprises, including fishing, leasing land to hunting clubs, sawmilling, Mr. Hall's grandparents' molasses mill, and gold mines and panning. Other topics include the impact of getting electricity in the 1940s and pollution in the river.
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- Claude Morris oral history interview, 2002 February 30
- Montgomery County, North Carolina native Claude Morris recounts inheriting his home from his parents and local events and places over the course of his life. Mr. Morris discusses gold panning, fox hunting, cleaning out clogged water springs as a boy to provide fresh water to the community, textile mills, and sawmills.
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- Pisgah Covered Bridge oral history interview, 2003 August 18
- Interviewees interviewed separately, one after the other, beginning with Randy Stinson., Randy Stinson and Virginia Wall were interviewed at Pisgah Covered Bridge in Asheboro, North Carolina. Mr. Stinson was born in North Carolina and lives in Alamance County. Ms. Wall works at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina as a curator of horticulture., Randy Stinson and Virginia Wall explain their goals for saving the Pisgah Covered Bridge, located in Randolph County, North Carolina. They discuss volunteer turnout to help save the bridge, the North Carolina Zoo's role in salvage and restoration efforts, and the significance of the bridge to the local community.