Interview with Walter Thomas "Tom" King, November 4, 1991
Project: Family Farms of Kentucky: Farm and Farmstead Oral History Project
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In this interview, Walter Thomas King discusses his family farm near Stanton, Kentucky, in Powell County. Though his father was not a farmer, Walter King became a farmer after serving in the military, and maintains operations in tobacco and livestock. Specifically, King talks about the layout of his farm and the buildings on his property, and how the family farm has developed since he was a child.Interview Accession
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Agriculture in Appalachia Cane Creek (Ky.) Catfish farming Crop production Forest fire history Halloween Heating Heritage farms Indian artifacts Postal service Powell County (Ky.) Powell County transportation Reunions Rural electricity Rural elementary education Social organization Stockyards Syrup Tobacco production Vietnam-era drafteesInterview Rights
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King, Walter Thomas Interview by David Rotenizer. 04 Nov. 1991. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
King, W.T. (1991, November 04). Interview by D. Rotenizer. Family Farms of Kentucky: Farm and Farmstead Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
King, Walter Thomas, interview by David Rotenizer. November 04, 1991, Family Farms of Kentucky: Farm and Farmstead Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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