Title
Uffington Hermit and His Home, Morgantown, W. Va.
Date
ca.1885
Creator
Plotzman, E. C.
Description
Caption with photograph: "No one knows Of Bounaparte Allsupe. He appeared at Uffington near Morgantown, W. Va. years ago and got possession of the island just above Uffington which is still locally known as "Allsupe Island" . . . He got into a quarrel with a neighbor and shot him. He served a only few years of a 12 year sentence. He gave his lawyer the island and when he was released he was a mental wreck. He built a "lean to" against a rock and has since lived there."
Subject
Cities--Morgantown--Homes
Dwellings--West Virginia--Morgantown.
Allsupe, Bounaparte.
Physical Location
Photograph Filing Cabinets
Medium
print
Image Filename
038505.jpg
Identifier
038505
Copyright
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Plotzman, E. C.; Uffington Hermit and His Home, Morgantown, W. Va. (038505)
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