The first building of the University of Alabama is seen under construction in April 1963. The school was established through the efforts of Frederick Palmer Whiddon, a native of Newville, Henry County.
University of South Alabama Under Construction, 1963
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Courtesy of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama
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