Oral History Interview: James Bolding Ritchie

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia town histories. This interview focuses on Huntington, West Virginia. Mr. Ritchie, born in Scottstown, Ohio, spent most of his life in Huntington, West Virginia. Topics covered in this interview include the Depression, the 1937 flood in Huntington, prohibition, prominent Huntington citizens, and the development of Huntington during the last fifty years (1924-1974).https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1140/thumbnail.jp