OH196 William L. Derrington Oral History

Authors

Eric Rousey

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - Kentucky Dam Project

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Series Number

OH196

Interviewee

Derington, William L.

Interviewer

Rousy, Eric

Date Interviewed

December 2nd, 1995

Processed by

Benjamin J. Drake

Date Processed

December 10th, 2012

Description

1 sound disc (25 minutes)

Abstract

William L. Derington discusses the changes that took place within Marshall County, Kentucky in the years following the construction of Kentucky Dam. He discusses the social and environmental changes of the county in the years after the dam's completion, the influx of chemical factories, and other industry into the region.

Biographical/Historical Note

William L. Derington was born in 1947 in Palma, Marshall County, Kentucky. His father, William “Bill” Derinton was a construction worker on the Kentucky Dam during the 1940s. He enlisted in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War in August 1967 and was took part in the Tet Offensive of 1968. After he was discharged he returned to Marshall County. Since 1987, he has been employed by the Facilities Management Department of Murray State University.

General Information

No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.

Subject Headings/Descriptors

Deringotn, William L., 1947-

Kentucky Dam (Ky.)

Tennessee Valley Authority. Dams - Kentucky.

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.

Marshall County (Ky.)

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Personal narratives, American.

Tet Offensive, 1968.

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