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This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia town histories. This interview focuses on Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Ritchie, born in Scottstown, Ohio, spent most of his life in Huntington, West Virginia. Topics covered in this interview include the Depression, the 1937 flood in Huntington, prohibition, prominent Huntington citizens, and the development of Huntington during the last fifty years (1924-1974).

Publication Date

1974

Identifier

OH64-121

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Library of Congress Subjects

Ritchie, James Bolding, 1913- -- autobiography.
Floods -- West Virginia -- Huntington -- Oral histories.
Community life -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Economic history -- Huntington (W. Va.) -- Oral histories.
Horse racing -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.

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Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-121.

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Oral History Interview: James Bolding Ritchie

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