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

Identifier:

038505

Collection Number:

A&M 2386

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."

Subjects:

Dwellings--West Virginia--Morgantown., Cities--Morgantown--Homes.

Personal Names:

Allsupe, Bounaparte.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView