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Jim Probst

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This document is a transcript of a statement given by Jim Probst 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. Jim Probst argues against the permit. He mentions individuals such as Delbert Burchett, Sandra Perry, Keith Burchett, Congressman Wise, Doris Wilson, & Rita Geramello.

Publication Date

1988

Identifier

OH64-460

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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 OH64-460.

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Oral History Interview: Jim Probst

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