Denby Larrabee and Geneva Larrabee, interviewed by Jeffrey “Smokey” McKeen

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Interviews done by Jeff “Smokey” McKeen concerning the farming community of Frye Mountain in Waldo County and its acquisition by the federal government in the 1930s. Interviews cover the problems like having to selling land to the government, bad roads for automobiles, and other issues.

Dates

Creation: 1991

Creator

McKeen, Jeffrey "Smokey" (Person)

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Extent

From the Collection: 7 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA2205 Denby Larrabee and Geneva Larrabee, interviewed by Jeffrey “Smokey” McKeen, October 28, 1991, in Knox, Maine. The Larrabees discuss the Frye Mountain community in the 1930s – 1950s; land purchases on the mountain by the government during the Great Depression; resistance of the local farmers to selling; problems with mountain roads; burning of farm buildings; dairy farming; unsuitability of roads for automobiles; lumbering in the 1950s; disagreement with how the land is currently used; and how loss of services forced remaining owners to sell to the government. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Recording: C 0845.