Grave Marker of Oliver Fellows Bowen, June 1st 1900, 1900

Scope and content:

The gravestone of Oliver Fellows Bowen before placement at Wulfert. Bowen was a Mississippi river boat pilot, one that Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) looked up to as he was growing up. In later years he moved to Sanibel with his Trinidadian wife Mary, and was buried per his request in a well on his property. Bowen experimented with growing agave, which he transported from Trinidad, and conferred with Thomas Edison in the growing of experimental plants.

Language:

English

Subjects:

Cemeteries

Places:

Sanibel (Fla.)
Captiva Island (Fla.)

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