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Dorothy Housh, the wife of Chester Housh, became familiar with the resettlement effort by accompanying her husband on visits to homes of the resettled people. Mr. Housh was in charge of solving some of the problems of people who had lost their mountain homes.
She paints a picture of what life was like for the newlyresettled mountain families.
“They worked hard. I mean they had to grub out. It had been difficult to get them out of their houses. If they didn't tear them (the homes) down, the people came right back. Or some of the others would tear them down and take the things away.”
By the time the Houshes started visiting the resettlement neighborhoods, the people had been there for several years. Mr. Housh would hold community meetings where problems were discussed.
“They missed the mountains,” Mrs. Housh said. “But they liked their children getting an education.”
One of the problems Mr. Housh had was the continuation of feuds that had started in the mountains and were carried with the people to their new neighborhoods. “People who were feuding would poison wells, or hogs, or burn houses.” Mrs. Housh recalled a murder case in Flint Hill, the result of an old feud.
Double Doors
“Many of the homes in the mountains had two doors in the front. They liked having two doors,” Mrs. Housh remembered. Often there would be a larger house with a big
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