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
Inscription.
Oak Bowery. . 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.
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.
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 when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Nickquenum Road, Honoraville AL 36042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 968 times since then and 38 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.
