Interview with Mary Louise Potts, July 24, 2016
Project: Kentucky Springs: Narratives on Localized Water Knowledge, Community and Stewardship Oral History Project
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Mary Louise Potts explains how women used spring water before the advent of a public water supply. She shares memories of the weekly washday and describes how water was carefully conserved for household chores. She also describes a community spring that once served residents in Clay City, KY, and a spring she used on her farm in Estill County.Interview Accession
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water spring roadside spring washday household chores women's work Clay County Estill CountyInterview Rights
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Potts, Mary Louise Interview by Kay Westhues. 24 Jul. 2016. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Potts, M.L. (2016, July 24). Interview by K. Westhues. Kentucky Springs: Narratives on Localized Water Knowledge, Community and Stewardship Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Potts, Mary Louise, interview by Kay Westhues. July 24, 2016, Kentucky Springs: Narratives on Localized Water Knowledge, Community and Stewardship Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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