Harpersville in Shelby County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Harpersville Garden of Memories

Photographed by David J Gaines, September 12, 2012

1. Harpersville Garden of Memories Marker

Inscription. The oldest known grave is that of Oprah Moore (1772-1823), consort to Rev. (Doctor) Lemuel Moore. This is the final resting place of American Revolutionary War Patriot William Jennings (1761-1840) and the professed burial site of the Last Creek Indian Chief of the Kewahatchie Tribe, Boz Shepard and his family (c. 1836-37). On January 24, 1964, a devastating tornado destroyed most of the oldest grave markers and killed ten citizens, including five members of the same Kelly family. Thousands of Shelby County’s earliest settlers and area residents are buried here. Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register

Erected 2006 by Friends of the Historic Harpersville Memory Gardens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1963.

Location. 33° 20.117′ N, 86° 26.32′ W. Marker is in Harpersville, Alabama, in Shelby County. It is on Alabama Route 25, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harpersville AL 35078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Harpersville (approx. half a mile away); Arkwright Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Town of Vincent

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(approx. 3.8 miles away); Town of Westover (approx. 4.9 miles away); Coosa (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mount Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away); De Soto's Visit (approx. 6.1 miles away); The De Soto Trail / Chief Coosa And His Dominion (approx. 6.1 miles away).

Photographed by David J Gaines, September 12, 2012

2. Harpersville Garden of Memories Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.