Oak Bowery in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Oak Bowery

Settled 1828

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

1. Oak Bowery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Near this site stood the Oak Bowery Female Institute, opened in 1849 under auspices of the Methodist church. Masons established the East Alabama Masonic Institute for Young Men Among Oak Bowery's noteworthy citizens:

William J. Samford. Alabama governor
James F. Dowdell, U. S. Congressman
James Render Dowdell, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
William H. Thomas, Alabama Supreme Court Justice
General Robert Lee Bullard, U. S. A.
Capt. Leckinski Ware Spratling, Surgeon, U. S. N.
Dr. William Philip Spratling, founded Craig Colony for Epileptics
The Reverend Sam P. Jones renowned Methodist evangelist

Erected 1978 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 32° 45.119′ N, 85° 26.281′ W. Marker is in Oak Bowery, Alabama, in Chambers County. Marker is on U.S. 431 near County Road 23, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4050 US-431, Lafayette AL 36862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Bottle (approx. 6 miles away); Top Rock Millstone (approx. 7.2 miles away); Municipal "Monkey" Park (approx. 7.2 miles away); Salem Shotwell Covered Bridge (approx. 7.2 miles away); Lieutenant Colonel Dallas B. Smith (approx. 7.3 miles away); Emmanuel Episcopal Church (approx. 7.9 miles away); Noble Hall (approx. 7.9 miles away); Rosseau's Raid to East Alabama (approx. 8 miles away).

Oak Bowery Marker looking south on US-431. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

2. Oak Bowery Marker looking south on US-431.

Marker with Oak Bowery United Methodist Church in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

3. Marker with Oak Bowery United Methodist Church in background.

Oak Bowery United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

4. Oak Bowery United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.