Interview with Lonnie Atha

Partial Transcript: I've been on the river pretty near every weekend of my life.

Segment Synopsis: Atha talks about learning to swim in the river, fishing, and his grandfather working on a nearby wharf.

Keywords: Monterey, Kentucky; Swimming; Wharf

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

Partial Transcript: Who are some other people you can remember back from those days?

Segment Synopsis: Atha talks about his neighbors and recalls one who fed him muskrat.

Keywords: Hopper; Monterey, Kentucky; Muskrat

Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Do you remember seeing the boats come in down there?

Segment Synopsis: Atha talks about boats that he remembers from the Kentucky River. He also says that his father helped convert a lock from wood to concrete.

Keywords: Hanover; The Kentucky

Subjects: Boats and boating-- Kentucky River (Ky.) Dams--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering_-- Kentucky River (Ky.) River boats-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: What's the biggest size fish you ever caught?

Segment Synopsis: Atha talks about fishing in the Kentucky River.

Keywords: Buffalo fish; Carp; Monterey, Kentucky; Smith, H.J.

Subjects: Fishing-- Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Do you remember a fellow who used to live here called Tom Bondurant?

Segment Synopsis: Atha tells stories about Tom Bondurant.

Keywords: Bondurant, Tom; Monterey, Kentucky

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

Partial Transcript: What do you remember about floods on the river?

Segment Synopsis: Atha compares the floods of 1937, 1978, and 1987. He says that in the 1937 flood, his father caught an intact floating house and sold it later.

Keywords: 1937; 1978; 1987; Flood debris; Monterey, Kentucky

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

Partial Transcript: How's Monterey changed over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Atha describes how Monterey has experienced an economic downturn.

Keywords: Monterey, Kentucky

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