Herman Mace interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Peggy C. Bradley, 1978

Creator:

Mace, Herman Leon, 1918-1986, Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999, and Bradley, Peggy C., 1943-

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Records an interview with Herman Mace, who lived along Madison Run, near the town of Grottoes, in Rockingham County, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, the means of growing and preserving food and other aspects of the local economy, such as chestnut and ginseng harvesting, bark peeling and moonshine. The Mace family also derived additional income from a mineral spring located on their property. Bottled water from this spring was shipped as far away as Philadelphia and Washington, DC, until the family was removed from the land to make way for the park. A brief chemical analysis of the water follows the end of the interview.

Names:

Mace, Herman Leon, 1918-1986
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999
Bradley, Peggy C., 1943-

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