Collection Title: Jackson Purchase Oral History Project – Kentucky Dam Project
Series Number: OH205
Interviewee: Irvan, Daniel W.
Interviewer: Marshall, Tim
Date interviewed: December 8, 1995
Processed by: Benjamin J. Drake
Date processed: February 4, 2013
Description: 1 sound disc (47 minutes)
Abstract: Daniel W. Irvan describes the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Kentucky Dam project and its impact on Marshall County, Kentucky. He describes farm life and economic conditions in Marshall County prior to the construction of Kentucky Dam. He explains the hiring process performed by the TVA, the duties he was assigned and work conditions on the jobsite. The interview concludes with an examination of the economic impact of the project on Marshall County and the surrounding area.
Biographical / Historical note: Daniel W. Irvan was born on September 12, 1919 in Hardin, Marshall County, Kentucky. He farmed until 1941 when he began to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the Kentucky Dam project. Irvan continued to work for the TVA until he was drafted into the Army on January 18, 1943. After being discharged he returned to farming on a small scale while also working at a plant in Calvert City. He retired in 1980 and died on May 14, 2003.
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Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Irvan, Daniel W., 1919-2003
Kentucky Dam (Ky.)
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Dams – Kentucky.
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) – History.
Marshall County (Ky.)
