Hanahan in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bowen's Corner

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, March 29, 2010

1. Bowen’s Corner Marker (front)

Inscription. Bowen's Corner, an African-American farming community from the mid-19th century through the late-20th century, was originally part of a rice plantation established along Goose Creek in 1680. That tract was granted by the Lords Proprietors to Barnard Schenckingh (d. 1692). It was later owned by Benjamin Coachman (d. 1779), member of the Royal Assembly. By 1785 it passed to John Bowen (d. 1811), a state representative, for whom Bowen’s Corner is named.

Bowen and later absentee owners through the antebellum and post-Civil War era often employed slaves and freedmen as overseers or managers, giving them an opportunity to work toward self-sufficiency. “Bowen’s Old Place” was subdivided into small farms after the war. By 1936 the Bowen’s Corner community, between the railroad and the Goose Creek Reservoir, was centered on Bethel A.M.E. Church and Bowen’s Corner School, for grades 1-8, which closed in 1954.

Erected 2008 by the City of Hanahan. (Marker Number 8-58.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Education • Railroads & Streetcars

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• Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 32° 56.224′ N, 80° 0.507′ W. Marker is in Hanahan, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is at the intersection of Foster Creek Road and Ford Boulevard on Foster Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hanahan SC 29410, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Steepbrook Plantation (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Yamasee War At Goose Creek, 1715 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Otranto Plantation (approx. 2.7 miles away); French Botanical Garden (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. James, Goose Creek (approx. 3 miles away); Goose Creek Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Howe Hall Plantation / Howe Hall Elementary School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Goose Creek Bridge (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Bowen’s Corner Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, March 29, 2010

2. Bowen’s Corner Marker (reverse)

Bowen’s Corner Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy bullard, March 29, 2010

3. Bowen’s Corner Area

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,069 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.