O. W. Rowell - Mt Hilliard Methodist Church Cemetery - Union Springs, AL
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N 32° 03.585 W 085° 52.146
16S E 606753 N 3547617
WOW monument for Oscar W. Rowell, born February 22nd, 1867 and died April 26th, 1914.
Waymark Code: WMJH8H
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2013
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Rural cemetery, west of Union Springs on Highway 14, established in the 1830's for all faiths. Women of the area saved their homes during the Civil War and an attack by Wilson's Raiders by showing their husband's Masonic symbols.
Veterans of the wars since 1812 have been buried here. On the Alabama Register of Historic Places. There are other "Woodmen" here as well.
Inscription:
Gone, but not forgotten.
Was the inscription legible?: Yes
Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery
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