Alex Haley House and Museum
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Alex Haley House and Museum is a Tennessee state-owned historic site in Henning, Tennessee
. It was originally known as W. E. Palmer House. It was a home and the burial place of author Alex Haley
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1978.
Henning, Tennessee
Henning is a town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Henning is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
. It was originally known as W. E. Palmer House. It was a home and the burial place of author Alex Haley
Alex Haley
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X.-Early life:...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1978.
External links
- Alex Haley House and Museum - Tennessee State-Owned Historic Sites