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Interview with Louie Cole

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Description

Louie Cole talks about working on his father's farm in Chenango Forks, attending the Union School, his election to Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chenango, the practices and equipment used during that time, as well as the people he worked with, roads built and various advents of the time, such as 'Get the Farmers Out of the Mud' project and the first power shovel.

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Duration

47:28 Minutes

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Interview with Louie Cole

Date of Interview

1978-07-25

Interviewer

Wood, Wanda

Date of Digitization

2016-03-27

Collection

Broome County Oral History Project

Subject LCSH

CoCole, Louie -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Farmers--Interviews; Highway engineering; Chenango (N.Y.) -- Officials and employees

Castle Creek (N.Y.); Highway Superintendent; Chenango Forks School

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The Broome County Oral History Project was conceived and administered by the Senior Services Unit of the Office for the Aging. Funding for this project was provided by the Broome County Office of Employment and Training (C.E.T.A.), with additional funding from the Senior Service Unit of the National Council on Aging and Broome… More

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“Interview with Louie Cole,” Digital Collections, accessed October 1, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/501.