Barren River Lake - Relating to (SC 3166)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-2-2018

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3166. Transcript of trial proceedings in United States of America v. 2,635.04 Acres of Land, Etc. (Tracts 125, 127, 130, 131 – Franklin Berry and Ruby Berry), a case heard in U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky at Bowling Green on 16 October 1962. At issue was the compensation to be awarded to Franklin and Ruby Berry for the taking of lands in Allen County, Kentucky, by the U.S. Government in connection with the construction of Barren River Reservoir No. 2, also known as the Port Oliver Dam. A jury awarded the Berrys $69,800.

Disciplines

Land Use Law | Law | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Barren River Lake - Relating to (SC 3166)" (2018). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4383.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4383