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DARE Interview : Skaneateles, New York; Primary Informant NY120

Fieldworker: Seastone, Charles
Date: 1968
Publisher: Dictionary of American Regional English
Summary: Informant Data:

NY120: White; female; age: 64 (old); education: college; community type: village

Media Files:

Arthur the Rat. Speaker: NY120 (3:29)

Full Interview (Tape 1148-S1).

Content:

00:20 Local history: settlement 1894, military lots, water power, industry

06:20 Water pollution past and present

08:15 Local history: settlement, U.S. Civil War monument, library and buildings

16:10 Underground Railroad station in the village

17:05 U.S. Civil War event in the village—southern sympathizer's house wrecked

18:30 Arthur the Rat

21:50 Tape end

- Arthur the Rat 1
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- Full Interview 2
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Arthur the Rat
Full Interview

Fieldworker: Seastone, Charles
Date: 1968
Publisher: Dictionary of American Regional English
Language: English
Collection: Fieldwork Recordings—Dictionary of American Regional English

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