Dowdell Plaque

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Title

Dowdell Plaque

Subject

Lee County, AL; Civil War; Dowdell, Betty; Auburn Bank; Lincoln, Abraham; United Daughters of the Confederacy; Auburn, AL

Description

Near the modern-day Auburn Bank, a boulder imprinted with a plaque commemorates the raising of the first Confederate flag in Auburn by student Betty Dowdell on March 4, 1861 — the same day that Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th President of the United States. The plaque was dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy during the postwar period.

Creator

Joshua Shiver

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

2014-12-4

Contributor

Joshua Shiver

Format

Text

Language

English

Type

Text