Country United States County Chambers ZIP code 36862 Elevation 256 m | State Alabama Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) Area code(s) 334 Local time Tuesday 4:30 PM | |
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Weather 28°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Oak Bowery is an unincorporated community in southern Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 431, north of Auburn.
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Map of Oak Bowery, AL 36862, USA
History
Oak Bowery was first settled in 1828 by South Carolinians and was originally named Woodlawn. A Methodist camp meeting ground named Oak Bowery was established there soon after settlement, and the community adopted that name around 1835. In 1837, the Oak Bowery Female College was established, and in 1850 the East Alabama Masonic College located there. The community grew rapidly in the 1830s and 1840s, but a change in the planned routing of the Montgomery and West Point Railroad from Oak Bowery to a more southerly route ended the community's growth. Oak Bowery is today a small community of only a few residences and a church.