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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."

1. Uffington Hermit and His Home, Morgantown, W. Va.

Unidentified woman stands in the doorway with two children sitting on the stoop. Note Beechurst Avenue was still unpaved.

2. House on Beechurst Avenue, Morgantown, W. Va.