(SNP023) Elzie Cave interviewed by Amanda Moody and Leigh Jones, transcribed by Victoria M. Edwards

Authors

Elza A. Cave

Files

Interviewee

Cave, Elza A.

Identifier

SNP023

Format

1 audio file (running time: 1:33:16)

Interview Number

SNP-23

Location of Interview

In the vicinity of Dark Hollow, Virginia

Date of Interview

8-31-1978

Description

Mr. Cave leads a walking and driving tour of the area around the Cave family homestead in Dark Hollow, Virginia, where he was raised prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1934. The tour includes a stop at the Cave family cemetery, where Mr. Cave identifies the grave sites of his extended family, going back to the Civil War, and explains the genealogy of the various family members interred there. Includes references to Civil War era ancestors, moonshiners, bark peeling, copper mining, ginseng and chestnut harvesting, and other natural features of Dark Hollow.

Rights

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Personal Names

Cave, Elza A., (Elza Alfred), 1907-1991, Interviews

Family Names

Cave family

Subjects

Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Rural poor – Virginia; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Chestnut blight; Ginseng; Bark peeling -- Virginia -- Madison County – History; Copper mines and mining -- Virginia – History; Distilling, Illicit – Virginia; Forest products industry -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Land use -- Government policy -- United States.

Place Names

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 – Anecdotes; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Draft resisters; Dark Hollow (Va.) – History; Madison County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.

Interviewer

Moody, Amanda; Jones, Leigh

Transcriber

Edwards, Victoria M.

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Elza A. Cave interviewed by Amanda Moody and Leigh Jones, August 31, 1978, SdArch SNP-23, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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