Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with David Feil

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with David Feil (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: David Feil was a maintenance worker and master plumber at Itasca and other state parks starting in 1965. He owned a cabin just north of the park. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Upgrading the plumbing put in by CCC; building the paths and docks by Douglas Lodge; maintenance issues of old systems; issues with wells; some talk on electricity in the park; changes in wildlife, trails and facilities over the years; a sewer anecdote; memories on people of the park especially Jack Katzenmeyer; comments on funding for buildings; the purchase of an old saw mill.

Dates

• 07/28/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Feil, David
• interviewer: Thoma, Ben

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.40.4

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Itasca State Park Oral History Project' <OH 102>

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassette 7 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 20 minutes length

Subjects

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