Oral history interview with George Bleidt [sound recording], 1979 June 22

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Oral history interview with George Bleidt [sound recording], 1979 June 22

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George Bleidt was born in the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky in 1911. He resided near what was Bleidt, Kentucky. Bleidt attended school at Cumberland, Kentucky and later attended high school in Cadiz, Kentucky. He later worked for the United States Geological Survey in Western Kentucky.

2 sound discs (1hour, 43 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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