Interview with Myrtle Morgan, May 14, 1980

Interview Summary

Myrtle Morgan was born in 1890 in a two-story log house on her father's farm, near Hyden. As a child, Morgan went to Hyden Academy, and she recalls seeing that building burn when her children were small. Her father farmed, logged, and hauled goods in his wagon from London to Hyden for the Eversoles' store. Morgan's husband had a store in Hyden, but it burned in a fire that destroyed the post office and other buildings. She recalls the first courthouse, a two-story wooden building on the same site as the modern structure. For a time Morgan taught school in Leslie County. She contributes many reflections upon life in the local area in the early part of the century.

Interview Keyword

attended Hyden Academy recalls first courthouse taught school in Leslie County

Interview LC Subject

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

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