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Oral History Interview with Darhyl Boone, December 5, 2000. Interview K-0246. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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Telephone lines damage the visiting tradition

Boone claims that telephone lines brought significant change to Mars Hill, because residents could pick up the phone rather than visiting face-to-face. To Boone, personal contact, or "visiting," is an essential part of rural life.

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Interviewer	Rob Amberg
Interviewee	Darhyl Boone
Excerpt Length	0:01:29
Start Time	00:57:58
Stop Time	00:59:27
Subjects	General > COMMUNITY TRANSITIONS > Community Growth Southern Women > FAMILY AND DOMESTIC SPHERE > Family and Community Relations

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Oral History Interview with Darhyl Boone, December 5, 2000. Interview K-0246. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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