Interview with David Cornett, September 8, 2016
Project: Stinking Creek Stories Oral History Project
Interview Summary
David Cornett discusses growing up in the Mackey Bend area of Knox County, Kentucky. He talks about farming, working at a community center during the War on Poverty, the history of his farm McNeil's Crossing, different jobs he has held, and his thoughts on the Lend-A-Hand Center.Interview Accession
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Gardening Lend-A-Hand Center War on Poverty Stinking Creek (Ky.) Mackey Bend Bryants StoneInterview LC Subject
Traditional farming Knox County (Ky.) Employment--Kentucky Farm life. Rural conditions Agriculture. Communities.Interview Rights
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Cornett, David Interview by Kathryn Engle. 08 Sep. 2016. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Cornett, D. (2016, September 08). Interview by K. Engle. Stinking Creek Stories Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Cornett, David, interview by Kathryn Engle. September 08, 2016, Stinking Creek Stories Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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