Scythe in the Oak Tree in Elyton, Birmingham, Alabama
The Scythe. The scythe in the oak at the old Green House in Elyton. A legend is that a boy going to the Confederate Army placed it there to remain until he returned. He never came back. The tree was cut down to make place for the Elyton Housing project and the relic came down with it.
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Photographs Scythe in the Oak Tree in Elyton, Birmingham, Alabama Hunt, Oscar Virgil |
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The Scythe. The scythe in the oak at the old Green House in Elyton. A legend is that a boy going to the Confederate Army placed it there to remain until he returned. He never came back. The tree was cut down to make place for the Elyton Housing project and the relic came down with it. |
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Scythe in the Oak Tree in Elyton, Birmingham, AlabamaHunt, Oscar VirgilHousesBirmingham (Ala.)Jefferson County (Ala.)The Scythe. The scythe in the oak at the old Green House in Elyton. A legend is that a boy going to the Confederate Army placed it there to remain until he returned. He never came back. The tree was cut down to make place for the Elyton Housing project and the relic came down with it.Imagephotographs8758ece7-1d5e-45a1-9ce7-2350042dbf35https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/24645https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/8758ece7-1d5e-45a1-9ce7-2350042dbf35od-000022William H. Brantley CollectionThis digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Scythe in the Oak Tree in Elyton, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Scythe in the Oak Tree in Elyton, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Hunt, Oscar Virgil |
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Hunt, Oscar Virgil |
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Houses Birmingham (Ala.) Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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