Interview with Walter Morgan, April 11, 1979

Interview Summary

Walter Morgan was born in Hyden in 1900. He describes Hyden in the early days, including various schools, stores, and grain mills. He also discusses early residents and persons who held office in the county. Morgan performed carpentry work with his father and helped to build Hyden Hospital as well as the Big House at Wendover. He describes early roads up creek beds, the first state road, and roads constructed under the WPA. Also discussed are freight boats on the river and the 1947 flood. Morgan mentions the Morgan- Colwell shoot-out in Hyden and recalls some court cases that took place when he was young. He remembers Mary Breckinridge's arrival in Leslie County and comments favorably upon the services of the FNS. Morgan ran a business for fifteen years before moving to Laurel County.

Interview Keyword

Big House build Hyden Hospital business carpentry court cases creek beds fifteen years freight boats grain mills Hyden 1900 KY. Laurel County London office residents river-flood 1947 roads Schools shootout stores Wendover WPA

Interview LC Subject

Children--Health and hygiene--Kentucky Medical care Nursing

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