Manteo in Dare County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bowser Family Cemetery
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012
1. Bowser Family Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Bowser Family Cemetery. . This marker recognizes the final resting place of Spencer Bowser, the patriarch of a prominent African American family in North Carolina. Also buried here are several other members of the Bowser family, including J.P. Bowser, Lloyd B. Bowser, Q.B. Bowser, L.C. Bowser, Naomi Augusta Collins, Reginald Mahew Collins, and William C. Bowser, who was a "surfman" at the Pea Island Station of the United States Life Saving Service, the only station manned entirely by African Americans in this division of the United States Coast Guard.
This marker recognizes the final resting place of Spencer Bowser, the patriarch of a prominent African American family in North Carolina. Also buried here are several other members of the Bowser family, including J.P. Bowser, Lloyd B. Bowser, Q.B. Bowser, L.C. Bowser, Naomi Augusta Collins, Reginald Mahew Collins, and William C. Bowser, who was a "surfman" at the Pea Island Station of the United States Life Saving Service, the only station manned entirely by African Americans in this division of the United States Coast Guard.
Location. 35° 53.14′ N, 75° 40.105′ W. Marker is in Manteo, North Carolina, in Dare County. Marker can be reached from Visitors Center Circle near Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge (Bypass U.S. 64), on the left when traveling west. Located at the Outer Banks Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Visitors Center Circle, Manteo NC 27954, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 990 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
