Interview with Dave Waldrop

Interview with Dave Waldrop

Cities and towns -- Growth

Conservation of natural resources

Jackson County (N.C.) -- Economic conditions

Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs

Tourism

Waldrop, Dave, 1943-

Western Carolina University

Dave Waldrop discusses his family history in Jackson County, tracing his mother's side back to the mid-1800s and his father's to 1936. Waldrop highlights the impact of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on the region, including the construction of Webster School and Breece Gymnasium. He emphasizes the growth and influence of Western Carolina University, noting its role in economic and cultural shifts. Waldrop also touches on Jackson County’s steep slope ordinance debate, the economic transition from logging to tourism, and the importance of preserving natural resources.

Waldrop, Dave, 1943-

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

2022-04-11

Duffy, Danielle

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

sound recordings

transcripts

eng

Sound

Text

71824

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71824

Jackson County (N.C.)

1:45:55(duration)

34(pages)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina