Interviewer
Jeremy Jarrell
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Eve Mahone discusses her memories of the Point Pleasant Silver Bridge collapse on December 15, 1967, when she was about 12 years old. She also discusses her father's work in the National Guard recovery efforts, and the effects of the bridge's collapse on her and the community of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Other topics include: a brief mention of her views on the Mothman and the Chief Cornstalk Curse, which some people blamed for the accident; the construction and wreckage of the bridge; a brief section on what a diver saw under the water; some victims she personally knew; a few vivid Christmas- related memories; and other topics.
Publication Date
2005
Identifier
OH64-824
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-824.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-824, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Mahone, Eve, 1955- -- Autobiography.
Mothman -- Oral histories.
Bridge failures -- Oral histories.
Christmas -- Appalachian Region -- Oral histories.
Students, Foreign -- United States -- Oral histories.