Near Fort Deposit in Butler County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Oak Bowery
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 19, 2013
1. Oak Bowery Marker
In March 1863 Francis and Sarah Sheppard gave 3 acres of land to Methodist Episcopal Church South as a place for worship and burial. 2 more acres given by Alexander and Mary Sheppard Oct. 1868. Property sold to County Line Primitive Baptist Church May 1907, with cemeteries excepted. This church relocated to Fort Deposit in early 1920's and building was then used by a black congregation. Vacant for many years, structure was destroyed by strong winds in 1981. Cemeteries are still tended by Sheppard descendants and a reunion is held the first Saturday of June each year. Marker erected on church site by Oak Bowery Memorial Cemetery Association, June 4, 1983.Erected 1983 by Oak Bowery Memorial Cemetery Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1863.
Location. 31° 55.246′ N, 86° 29.694′ W. Marker is near Fort Deposit, Alabama, in Butler County. Marker is on Nickquenum Road, 2 miles south of Kirkville Road (County Road 75), on the left
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Searcy School House / Searcy Community (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Federal Road and The Palings / Fort Dale 1818 (approx. 9.6 miles away); Operation Desert Storm (approx. 9.6 miles away); Butler County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away); Butler County World War I Memorial (approx. 9.6 miles away); Butler County (approx. 9.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 9.8 miles away); Greenville City Hall-Site of Public School / Confederate Park (approx. 9.8 miles away).
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 19, 2013
2. Oak Bowery Cemetery in Distance
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 907 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
