Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Gordon and Helen B. Hedner

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Gordon and Helen B. Hedner (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: The Hedners were farmers from Pope County and were members of FACT. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: How the Hedners first learned about the powerline. Routing of line - priority of DNR lands; I-94 route; how route impacts farmers. Role of MEQC. Health and safety concerns. Easement payments. Public hearings. Farmer's liability for poles. Issue over need for electricity. Alternative sources of power. Efforts made to stop the utilities. Reaction of county officials to the farmers opposition to the line. FACT. Stopping the line. Future of opposition. Canadian pipeline.

Dates

• 04/05/1977 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Hedner, Gordon
• interviewee: Hedner, Helen B.
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.17

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project' <OH 25>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 33 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 120 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Farwell, Pope County, Minnesota, United States

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