David M. Taylor interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Mara Meisel and Rebecca Popp

Creator:

Taylor, David M. (David Monroe), 1927-1993, Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999, Meisel, Mara, and Popp, Rebecca

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Records a group interview with David M. Taylor, who lived in an area known as Joliet Hollow, in Page County, Virginia, until his family was moved to a resettlement area in nearby Ida, Virginia with the opening of the park in the early 1930s. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies, etc., as well as how his family and neighboring mountain families adjusted to their new lives in the Ida Valley. Mr. Taylor recalls his conversations with local entrepreneur George Freeman Pollock, owner of Skyland resort and an early promoter of the plans to create Shenandoah National Park.

Names:

Taylor, David M. (David Monroe), 1927-1993
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999
Meisel, Mara
Popp, Rebecca

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