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Logging In The Upper Cumberland River Valley: A Folk Industry, Steven Schulman
Logging In The Upper Cumberland River Valley: A Folk Industry, Steven Schulman
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study is to examine the logging industry found along, the upper Cumberland River from the 1870s to the 1930s. Because the industry was very much a part of the economic lifeblood of the people of the region, the study will focus upon the loggers and raftsmen who worked with the timber. Any attempt to describe the lumber business alone would be futile due to the nature of the industry. It is impossible to separate the logging industry of the Cumberland from the general folk life of the area, because of the involvement of the people in …
The Little People Of Pea Ridge, David Sutherland
The Little People Of Pea Ridge, David Sutherland
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Cumberland County, Kentucky, is situated on the Tennessee line just at the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains. The county's terrain is typical of land in the foothills of a mountain range and varies from flat farmland and good bottomland along the Cumberland River to steep, wooded hillsides and rough, rocky ridge tops. Areas often take part of their names from outstanding topographic features of the land. Community names such as White's Bottom, Howard's Bottom, Cherry Tree Ridge and Bow Schoolhouse Ridge are common in Cumberland County. On Pea Ridge, which runs along the north shore of Dale Hollow Lake, …
A Phytosociological Study Of A Relict Hardwood Forest In Barren County, Kentucky, Christine Bougher
A Phytosociological Study Of A Relict Hardwood Forest In Barren County, Kentucky, Christine Bougher
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Although general information is readily available concerning the structure and composition of deciduous forests, especially in the eastern part of the United States, there seems to be little specific information concerning forest composition in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The lack of phytosociological studies prior to the development of the land, and the extent of land development in Kentucky, has led to a paucity of information regarding the natural forest vegetation of the Commonwealth. To the author's knowledge, there are few publications dealing with the vegetational composition of relict or virgin forests in Kentucky. It is apparent that there is a …