DARE Interview : Marietta, Ohio; Primary Informant OH042

Fieldworker

Clark, Tom

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• OH042: White; male; age: 71 (old); education: some college; community type: small city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: OH042 (3:39)
• Full Interview (Tape 1233-S1).
• Content:
• 00:35 Arthur the Rat
• 04:30 Local history—naming streets after Revolutionary generals
• 05:25 History of immigrants to the area—German, Irish, English
• 06:30 Family history—in the land business and real estate. Descended from Rufus Putnum. They are an old Revolutionary family, but their numbers are dwindling
• 09:20 Local history—many old homes built by Revolutionary families. Town was once a boat building center
• 12:35 Local Indian history, treaties made with Indians
• 13:40 Flooding—date of worst floods, purpose of dams in rivers. Source of water during worst flood, water levels of local rivers
• 16:10 Tape end