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Gerdes, Weldon

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Gerdes, Weldon (1931-2002): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-G313W
Scope and Contents

SANGAMON RIVER PROJECT Weldon Gerdes, farmer on the Sangamon River near Petersburg, Illinois, and his son Gary discuss living near the river for 50 years, floods, levee construction, fishing and recreation, wildlife, pollution, Springfield's Lake Two, the Sangamon River Valley Organization, and the Green Belt Zone Project of the Army Corps of Engineers.

1 tape, 40 mins., 22 pp. Interview by Judith Haynes, 1981 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date