Bowie Family Memorial

Bowie Family Memorial is a South Carolina historical marker in Abbeville, Abbeville County, dedicated 1954.

Abbeville County · dedicated 1954 · Intersection of S.C. Hwy. 20 & S.C. Sec. Rd. 1-100, 6 mo. N of Abbeville, Abbeville

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Erected by the descendants of Abraham Bowie, who was born in Scotland and settled in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland, about 1700 A.D. The family of his grandson, Rhody Bowie, moved to Abbeville County, South Carolina, about 1800. Eli Bowie, son of Rhody Bowie, established Gilgal Church in 1817. This church is located 2 miles east of this memorial and is the site of the Bowie Reunion each year.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Bowie Family Memorial

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