Chief Colbert

Chief Colbert

Chief George Colbert owned a ferry across the Tennessee River, connecting Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Colbert owned many African-American slaves. One such slave was named Lem Colbert, who operated Colbert's ferry at Waterloo, Alabama.

Bibliographic Details
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/549

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building	Auburn University
publisher	Auburn University Libraries
topic	Cultural resources
spellingShingle	Cultural resources Chief Colbert Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama
fulltopic	Cultural resources African-American history
description	Chief George Colbert owned a ferry across the Tennessee River, connecting Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Colbert owned many African-American slaves. One such slave was named Lem Colbert, who operated Colbert's ferry at Waterloo, Alabama.
spelling	Chief ColbertAshley Pentecost, University of North Alabama African-American history Chief George Colbert owned a ferry across the Tennessee River, connecting Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. Colbert owned many African-American slaves. One such slave was named Lem Colbert, who operated Colbert's ferry at Waterloo, Alabama. Alabama cultural resource survey Late eighteenth-early nineteenth centuryhttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/549William McDonald, A Walk Through the Past. University of North Alabama archives.
title	Chief Colbert
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