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Title: Ray Hildebran oral history interview 2, 2002 October 25
Creator: Hildebran, Ray
Date Created: 2002-10-25
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural, Rural families, Rural development, Gardening, Camp meetings, Rural industries, Fishing, Forests and forestry, Outdoor life
Description: 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...

Title: Robert Eades oral history interview, 2002 October 20
Creator: Eades, Robert (Robert O.)
Date Created: 2002-10-20
Subjects--Topical: Land use, Rural, Mills and mill-work, Hunting, Fishing, Community development, Urban, Cotton growing, Ponds, Rivers, Camp meetings, County government, Zoning, Animals
Description: 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...

Title: Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall oral history interview, 2001 December 13
Creator: Hall, Robert I., 1942-
Date Created: 2001-12-13
Subjects--Topical: Family farms, Land use, Rural, Country life, Sawmills, Rural electrification, Hunting, Fishing, Animals, Gold mines and mining, Gold panning, Hay, Water--Pollution, Molasses, Tobacco
Description: 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...