Oral history interview with John Raymond Shute, Jr., June 25, 1982

Born in 1904 in Monroe, NC, John Shute found success in business and politics in his hometown. In this interview, he discusses 19th-century North Carolina history and his own experience contributing to the development of Monroe and Union County. Shute offers a great many details on county governance in Union County--so many details, in fact, that it was difficult to select excerpts. Those that were selected focus on the development of roads and farms and broader claims about the area. Researchers interested in other developments, especially the specifics of county governance, should read the interview in its entirety.