Collection Title: Jackson Purchase Oral History Project – Kentucky Dam Project
Series Number: OH203
Interviewee: Holt, George, Washington
Interviewer: Miller, Chamonie S.
Date interviewed: November 17, 1995
Processed by: Benjamin J. Drake
Date processed: February 4, 2013
Description: 1 sound disc (25 minutes)
Abstract:nGeorge Washington “G.W.” Holt describes his experience working for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the Kentucky Dam Project from 1939 to 1944. He provides a short explanation of his duties as a pipefitter on the dam. Topics discussed in the interview include his opinions on George Jessup, racial relations, work procedures, injuries and fatalities, training, and the Kentucky Dam Village.
Biographical / Historical note: George Washington “G.W.” Holt was born on February 22, 1918 in Birmingham, Kentucky. He began work for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the Kentucky Dam Project in 1939 and worked on the dam for five years. Holt worked as a pipefitter and was a member of the Steamfitters Local 184. George Holt died on March 2, 2009 in Benton, Kentucky.
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Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Holt, George, Washington, 1918-2009
Jessup, George
Kentucky Dam (Ky.)
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Dams – Kentucky.
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) – History.
Marshall County (Ky.)
