A Voice for the Forest: A Chatauqua Event

A Voice for the Forest: A Chautauqua Event.  In the first two decades of the 20th century an industrial juggernaut invaded Eastern Kentucky, as timber, coal, and railroad companies forced overnight change on a culture that had been stable for a century. Lilley Cornett, born on Linefork Creek in Letcher County, set about to defend the forests and protect his region from outside forces that could change it forever, by using his army pension and money earned from card game winnings during a stay at Walter Reed Army Hospital, to purchase 500 acres of old growth timber on Pine Mountain.  Enjoy the wit and wisdom of Cornett as Chautauqua presenter David Hurt shares this remarkable man's love for his mountains.

This Chautauqua event is made possible by the Kentucky Humanities and their generous sponsors.