Interview with Cecil Hardin

Partial Transcript: The earliest memories you have of growing up on the river.

Segment Synopsis: Hardin describes watching the timber rafts come down the river and helping them lock through.

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Subjects: High Bridge (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.) Timber rafting

Partial Transcript: I rode out several floods on the Kentucky River.

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about the 1978 flood which he lived through but was already retired during.

Keywords: 1978 flood

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

Partial Transcript: Getting back to High Bridge and that area, is there anything else you remember about the logging period?

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about local sawmills. He also talks about the Shakers and describes going to parties there. He also claims that his father told him that the Shaker women did not agree with celibacy.

Keywords: Shaker Village; Shakers; Shakertown

Subjects: High Bridge (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.) Sawmills--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: Do you remember any of the big ice tides?

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about the ice tide of 1918, 1937 flood, and 1962 flood.

Keywords: 1937 flood; Ice tide

Subjects: Floods--Kentucky High Bridge (Ky.) Ice on rivers,, lakes, etc.--Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Do you remember any, any, uh, steam boats?

Segment Synopsis: Hardin lists several boats that he remembers including the Kentucky.

Keywords: The Kentucky

Subjects: Barges--Kentucky River steamers--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: One instance that happened at Maysville...

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about the two times that he almost drowned. Once, his boat flipped and he got caught under the dam. Another time his oar broke and he almost got swept over a lock.

Keywords: Maysville, Kentucky

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

Partial Transcript: You mentioned before the three occasions when you saved someone's life.

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about the three men that he saved and a few that he could not save.

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

Partial Transcript: It was mostly repair work I did.

Segment Synopsis: Hardin talks about his career and how unhappy he became which is why he retired.

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Subjects: Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers World War, 1939-1945--Kentucky