"Free State of Winston - Incident at Looney's Tavern" Point of View Poster

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Collection:: Alabama History Education Materials
Title:: "Free State of Winston - Incident at Looney's Tavern" Point of View Poster
Date of Original:: 1990/2022
Subject:: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Location:: United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
Medium:: lesson plans
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: This activity would be part of the discussion of Alabama's participation in the Secession Convention. It explains how people of Winston County elected Christopher Sheets to represent them at the Alabama Secession convention. They did not want to be part of either side during the Civil War and their actions and declarations were made at a meeting at Looney's Tavern where they declared themselves as "The Free State of Winston."
Metadata URL:: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/lessons/id/157
IIIF manifest:: http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/lessons:157/manifest.json
Contributing Institution:: Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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