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Bill Ragette

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This document is a transcript of a statement given by Bill Ragette at a public hearing conducted by the West Virginia Department of Energy on June 28, 1988, in Lincoln County. The purpose of the hearing was to give residents a chance to voice their opinions concerning an application by two coal companies to strip-mine at Six Mile Creek in Lincoln County. Bill Ragette argues against the permit, saying it would have adverse effects on the environment. He also mentions individuals such as Lloyd Kitchen, Oscar Fry, Denver Sloane, & Delbert Burchett.

Publication Date

1988

Identifier

OH64-457

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Text

Library of Congress Subjects

West Virginia. Department of Energy -- Oral Histories.
Black Gold Coal Company -- Oral Histories.
Mountain Black Diamond Coal Company -- Oral Histories.
Strip mining -- Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.
Lincoln County (W. Va.) -- Oral Histories.

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Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-457.

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Oral History Interview: Bill Ragette

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