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1:51 - Valley View Ferry

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Partial Transcript: When did you go to work on the river?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley describes working at the Valley View Ferry. He filled in when the owner needed a day off. He did not see any accidents and he enjoyed running it.

Keywords: Valley View Ferry

Subjects: Ferries--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers Valley View (Ky.)

5:44 - Early career

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Partial Transcript: What was your first job with the Corp?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley describes working for the Army Corp of Engineers in the 1960s. He says that he saw many coal barges go through, especially to Ford. He also says that he was required to work twenty-four hours a day but only got paid eight. A suit was brought against the Corp and they had to pay back-pay.

Keywords: Coal barge; Ford Motor Company; Relief lock operator; Wages

Subjects: Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers

11:45 - Locks

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Partial Transcript: What other locks have you worked at?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley explains some of the technical differences between the locks; including cut-stone vs. masonry and different valves. He also talks about the current condition of the locks, noting that it is difficult to tell.

Keywords: Lock valves

Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers

19:01 - Accidents

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Partial Transcript: You ever witness any accidents on the river?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley says that he never witnessed an accident himself; however, he was nearby when a few doctors drowned at Lock Nine. He points to alcohol and inexperience as the leading cause of deaths on the river.

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Subjects: Boating accidents--Kentucky River (Ky.) Drowning victims--Kentucky River (Ky.)

21:26 - Recent lock activity

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Partial Transcript: What's your favorite lock on the river?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley talks about an increase in recreational traffic in the last few years. He now works for the state part-time.

Keywords: Irvine, Kentucky

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

24:12 - Potential contacts

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Partial Transcript: Who are some other people that you've worked with on the river that we might interview?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley lists several men that could be interviewed about the river.

Keywords: Ashcraft, Ernest; Dalton, Boyd; Dees, Chuck; Sparks, John

Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.)

26:30 - River silt

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Partial Transcript: Is the river, uh, filling up with silt?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley says that he does not think the river is filling up with silt and credits it to a different way of operating the locks.

Keywords: River silt

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

30:59 - Floods

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Partial Transcript: Talk about the floods.

Segment Synopsis: Gulley talks about several floods and how the severity fluctuates from lock to lock. He describes seeing houses and barns float down the river.

Keywords: 1962 flood; 1972 flood; 1978 flood

Subjects: Floods--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.)

38:22 - Future work

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Partial Transcript: How long do you think you are going to be working for the state?

Segment Synopsis: Gulley says that he will continue to work as long as he is healthy and is not fired. He says that fishing is how it used to be but there is definitely more litter in the water.

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Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.)

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