Richard Henry Alphine

Richard Henry Alphine

Richard Alphine was born a slave on the Alphine plantation in Mississippi in 1853. Richard was 12 years old at the end of the Civil War and often told stories about his memories of the war. In 1918, Richard moved to Florence for work and lived with the Web Staggs family on Sweetwater Avenue. Richa...

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Main Author: Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/546
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collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Richard Henry Alphine
Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
African-American history
description Richard Alphine was born a slave on the Alphine plantation in Mississippi in 1853. Richard was 12 years old at the end of the Civil War and often told stories about his memories of the war. In 1918, Richard moved to Florence for work and lived with the Web Staggs family on Sweetwater Avenue. Richard dug wells in East Florence for the rest of his life and was known in the community as "Uncle Mainline."
spelling Richard Henry AlphineAshley Pentecost, University of North Alabama African-American history Richard Alphine was born a slave on the Alphine plantation in Mississippi in 1853. Richard was 12 years old at the end of the Civil War and often told stories about his memories of the war. In 1918, Richard moved to Florence for work and lived with the Web Staggs family on Sweetwater Avenue. Richard dug wells in East Florence for the rest of his life and was known in the community as "Uncle Mainline."Alabama cultural resource survey Late nineteenth centuryhttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/546University of North Alabama archives
title Richard Henry Alphine
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