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Grier Heights group oral history interview with Hawthorne Broadway, L.C. Clifton, Willie Davis, Marvin Price, and Porgie Wallace, 2014 September 1
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Creator
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Broadway, Hawthorn, 1937-
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Date Created
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2014-09-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Fishing, Floods, Segregation, Swimming, Swimming pools, Rivers
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Description
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Five men, who grew up in the Grier Heights neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1940s and 1950s recall swimming in the local creeks. and specifically in a place that they called the "Big Boy Hole," on Briar Creek behind the Mint Mu...
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Ray Hildebran oral history interview 2, 2002 October 25
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Creator
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Hildebran, Ray
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Date Created
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2002-10-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Land use, Rural, Rural families, Rural development, Gardening, Camp meetings, Rural industries, Fishing, Forests and forestry, Outdoor life
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In this second interview, Ray Hildebran and his sister, Frances "Sue" Elmore, compare past and present life in rural Catawba County, North Carolina. Mr. Hildebran and Mrs. Elmore discuss activities that still take place in the region, such as gard...
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Robert Eades oral history interview, 2002 October 20
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Creator
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Eades, Robert (Robert O.)
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Date Created
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2002-10-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Land use, Rural, Mills and mill-work, Hunting, Fishing, Community development, Urban, Cotton growing, Ponds, Rivers, Camp meetings, County government, Zoning, Animals
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Description
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Robert Eades discusses the history of the land in Catawba County and Long Island, North Carolina, along with how the area has changed in recent years. Mr. Eades talks about cotton mills, which had closed by the time of interview; cotton farming, n...
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Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall oral history interview, 2001 December 13
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Creator
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Hall, Robert I., 1942-
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Date Created
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2001-12-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Family farms, Land use, Rural, Country life, Sawmills, Rural electrification, Hunting, Fishing, Animals, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Hay, Water--Pollution, Molasses, Tobacco
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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...
