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Title: Dolon W. Corbett oral history interview, 2002 January 28
Creator: Corbett, Dolon W. (Dolon Wilson)
Date Created: 2002-01-28
Subjects--Topical: Land Use, Rural, Rural families, Sawmills, Farm life, Family farms, Timber, Natural areas, Political participation, Political and social views, Rural development
Description: 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 st...

Title: Jewell H. Saunders oral history interview, 2002 February 2
Creator: Saunders, Jewell H. (Jewell Hill), 1916-2015
Date Created: 2000-02-02
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural, Rural development, Country life, Farm life, Cash crops, Subsistence farming, Animals, Mills and mill-work, Rural electrification
Description: Jewell Saunders recounts life in a farming community in the Uwharrie Forest area, located in Montgomery County, North Carolina. Ms. Saunders discusses rural development, such as access to healthcare and transportation, electrification, and the con...

Title: Leonard Simmons oral history interview, 2003 June 24
Creator: Simmons, Leonard, 1946-2012
Date Created: 2003-06-24
Subjects--Topical: Bluegrass music, Old-time music, Music facilities, Country music--Social aspects, Outdoor recreation, Land use, Rural, Public lands--Management, Hunters--Attitudes, Family farms, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Country life
Description: Leonard Simmons discusses his role as owner and manager of the True Bluegrass Music Hall in Eleazer, a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina. He talks about how the music hall was started in 1988 as a place for local residents to congregate on...

Title: Scott Morrow oral history interview, 2002 February 10
Creator: Morrow, Scott
Date Created: 2002-02-10
Subjects--Topical: Boats and boating--Recreational use, Canoes and canoeing, Water--Pollution, Conservation of natural resources, Water levels--Environmental aspects, Rural development, Outdoor recreation, Land use, Rural
Description: Scott Morrow discusses his river paddling business in Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina. His interest in canoeing was sparked when he was a teenager and since then he has paddled rivers all over North Carolina but has spent most of his time...

Title: Uwharrie
Creator: Cumming, Gabriel
Date Created: 2002, 2004
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural
Description: Interviews and project recordings relating to the Uwharrie National Forest region, located primarily in Montgomery County, North Carolina.