Shoup Hollow; a small valley dedicated to Francis Asbury Shoup

Item

Legacies Classification
Memorial Place
Memorial Type
Space on Campus
Memorial Context
Lost Cause
Memorialized Subject
Shoup, Francis A.
Title
Shoup Hollow; a small valley dedicated to Francis Asbury Shoup
Background and Context
Shoup Hollow is a small valley on the outer regions of the campus of the University of the South. Francis Asbury Shoup (1834-1896), a professor of ecclesiastical studies, mathematics, engineering, and philosophy at the University and an Episcopal priest, was a West Point graduate who during the Civil War rose rapidly to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate military.
Physical Description
A small valley on the campus of The University of the South.
Creator/Participating Person(s)
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee
Date created, installed or dedicated
1890
Historical Period
1865-1890: Emancipation, Reconstruction and Resistance to Reconstruction
Funded by
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee
Location: Institution, City, State
University of the South; Sewanee, Tennessee

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