Captain Henry Reynolds
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Title
Captain Henry Reynolds
Date
Ca. 1897
Creator
Alabama Girls' Industrial School
Description
Henry Clay Reynolds, first president of the Alabama Girls’ Industrial School, was not an educator, but rather an enthusiastic advocate for public education. A businessman and town notable, Reynolds lobbied for the state to build a school for girls in Montevallo. When the state agreed, Reynolds moved quickly to hire faculty, recruit students, and prepare for inaugural classes in 1896.
Reynolds was born in Tennessee. His family came to Alabama in the 1840s where they ran a stage coach business. During the Civil War (1861-1865) Reynolds entered the Confederate army as a private but left it a lieutenant. He carried out dangerous missions behind enemy lines and after the war locals gave him the honorary title captain.
Reynolds Hall is named for him.
Reynolds was born in Tennessee. His family came to Alabama in the 1840s where they ran a stage coach business. During the Civil War (1861-1865) Reynolds entered the Confederate army as a private but left it a lieutenant. He carried out dangerous missions behind enemy lines and after the war locals gave him the honorary title captain.
Reynolds Hall is named for him.
Coverage
1896-1899
Rights
Annie Crawford Milner Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montevallo
Files
Collection
Citation
Alabama Girls' Industrial School, “Captain Henry Reynolds,” Archiving Montevallo, accessed April 23, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/102.