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The Struggle of Coon Branch Mountain, 1973

 Item — Box: 4, Reel: 286

Scope and Contents

The film follows the parents of Coon Branch, a mountain community in McDowell County, WV, in their first community meeting concerning poor school systems and bad roads, to their pressures on the school board, the road commission and finally to the governor.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973

Physical Description

Format: black and white
Sound: yes

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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