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0:01 - Interview introduction

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Segment Synopsis: Wharton gives a brief overview of her life and education.

Keywords: botany; University of Tennessee

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6:47 - Georgetown College

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Partial Transcript: When did you come to Georgetown?

Segment Synopsis: Wharton highlights important points of her career including teaching at Georgetown College and writing books.

Keywords: Georgetown College; Morehead, Kentucky

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14:02 - Kentucky River threats

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Partial Transcript: Tell me about your interest in the Kentucky River.

Segment Synopsis: Wharton talks about the the geology around the river and how dams have dramatically changed the ecology.

Keywords: Bluegrass; ecology

Subjects: Geology--Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.)

20:03 - Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

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Partial Transcript: I realized back in the 1950s that unless some land around here was precisely set apart to be a nature sanctuary to remain in its natural state we were going to lose nature.

Segment Synopsis: Wharton describes setting up the the Floracliff Nature Sanctuary that at the time of the interview had 258 acres.

Keywords: Elk Lick Creek; Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

Subjects: Environmental protection--Kentucky Kentucky River (Ky.)

25:31 - Effects of future dams

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Partial Transcript: What do you see as the dangers of development on the Kentucky River?

Segment Synopsis: Wharton describes what effect a proposed dam would have on her nature sanctuary and along the river. She also suggests an alternative location.

Keywords: Kentucky Utilities; nature sanctuary

Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Environmental protection--Kentucky Kentucky River (Ky.)

38:29 - Flood of 1978

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Partial Transcript: Was that the worst flood you can remember?

Segment Synopsis: Wharton describes the water levels and effects of the flood of 1978. She also talks about the path of the Kentucky River.

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Subjects: Floods--Kentucky Kentucky River (Ky.)

43:38 - Current dams and locks

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Partial Transcript: Should the state take over these dams and locks and keep them in good repair.

Segment Synopsis: Wharton says that the dams and locks should be kept in good repair so that the droughts are less critical and there is no build up of silt. She also points out the need for more nature sanctuaries along the river.

Keywords: nature sanctuary

Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Environmental protection--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.)

48:57 - The uniqueness of the Kentucky River

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Partial Transcript: The course of the Kentucky River is very, very strange.

Segment Synopsis: Wharton says that the course of the Kentucky River is unique because of its many course changes; probably due to earthquakes.

Keywords: earthquake; fault lines; fault zones

Subjects: Geology--Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.)

57:13 - Book about Civil War

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Partial Transcript: Why don't you tell us about your book that you worked on?

Segment Synopsis: Wharton describes how she found diaries and wrote a book about the Civil War.

Keywords: Civil War; Confederate soldiers

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65:21 - Other interests

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Partial Transcript: What are some of your other interests?

Segment Synopsis: Wharton lists a few of her other interests and plans to write a new book.

Keywords: landscape architecture

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72:31 - Threats to the region

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Partial Transcript: This whole region is unique worldwide.

Segment Synopsis: Wharton describes threats to the region and the need to preserve the region.

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Subjects: Environmental protection--Kentucky Water--pollution--Kentucky

77:23 - Interview conclusion

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