Interview with Ernest Ripy, Jr.

Partial Transcript: What are your earliest memories of the Kentucky River?

Segment Synopsis: Ripy briefly mentions a quarry near Tyrone. He spends most of this time talking about a camp that he went to called Bad Rock Camp. He says that it shut down while he was serving in World War II.

Keywords: Camp; Cedar Brook Distillery; Fern Creek; Tyrone, Kentucky

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

Partial Transcript: Do you remember any of the extraordinarily high tides on the Kentucky River?

Segment Synopsis: Ripy talks about the floods of 1937 and 1978.

Keywords: 1937; 1978

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

Partial Transcript: Have you seen logs go down the river, log rafts?

Segment Synopsis: Ripy says that he remembers watching logs come down the river.

Keywords: Log raft

Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.) Timber rafting

Partial Transcript: Did you all see excursion boats on the Kentucky?

Segment Synopsis: Ripy names boats that he remembers on the river. He also describes dancing on excursion boats.

Keywords: Falls City; Steamboat; The Kentucky

Subjects: Boats and boating--Kentucky River (Ky.) River steamers--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Did your father work for other distilleries?

Segment Synopsis: Ripy says that he graduated from Purdue with an engineering degree. He had trouble finding work and eventually returned to the distillery.

Keywords: Distillery; Tyrone, Kentucky

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