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Anderson Bowles (Vandover-Bowles) Cemetery
Fenton, St. Louis

Cemetery:       Anderson Bowles Cemetery
Other:          Vandover-Bowles Cemetery
Sign:           No
Street:         766 Dennis Lane
City:           Fenton
Township:      
County:         St, Louis County
State:          MO
Nation:         USA
Zip:            63026
lat_ns:         N
lat_h:         
lat_mmss:      
long_ew:        W
long_h:        
long_mmss:     
Status:         Abandoned
Size:           Small
Directions:    
Type:           Road-private
Location:       Surburban
Terrain:        Level
Watersource:    No
Features:       One locust tree in the center on the cemetery.  The cemetery
is located in six acres of overgrown commonground
Property:       Private
Access:         Permission-required
Enclosure:      Fence-Broken
Gate:           None
Established:    1812
Gravestones:    45
Oldest:         1812
Newest:         1921
Removed:        Yes
Relocated:      No
Repairs:        No
Methods:        Adhesives
Restoration:    No
Association:    No
Records:        No
Inventory:      No
Availability:  
Landscaping:    No
Paths:          Yes
Trees:          No
Crypts:         No
Fencing:        No
Brickwork:      No
Ironwork:       No
Sculpture:      No
Fountains:      No
Roads:          No
Buildings:      No
Cement:         Yes
Granite:        Yes
Marble:         Yes
Native:         Unsure
Slate:          No
Others:         Yes
Wood:           No
Materials:      Unsure
Architectural:  Yes
Angels:         No
Draperies:      Yes
Fraternal:      Yes
Hands:          Yes
Lambs:          Yes
Monograms:      Yes
Plants:         Yes
Photos:         No
Religious:      Yes
Scrollwork:     No
Urns:           Unsure
Carvings:       Yes
Condition:      Cemetery vandalized
Unmarked:       Yes
Broken:         Yes
Toppled:        Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried:         Yes
Weather:        No
Pollution:      No
Vandalized:     Yes
Report:         Yes
VA1:            Gravestones-Overturned
VA2:            Gravestones-Broken
VA3:            Gravestones-Stolen
VA4:            Graffiti
VA5:            Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth:    
Overgrowth1:   
Overgrowth2:    Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth3:    Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth4:   
GroundCover:    Yes
Moss:          
Vines:          Yes
Drainage:       Good
Problem1:      
Problem2:      
Owner:          Cemetery
Use:            Agricultural
Bordering:      Woods
Change:         Same
Reason:         Housing
Visited:        Rarely
Archeology:     No
Habitat:        Yes
Contacted:      Fenton Historical Society, Boy Scouts of America

Surnames:

Bowles, Hawkins, Hilderbrand, Meirs, Patterson, Vandover, Van-Dover, Wilson

Other_Information:

The Bolwes and Vandover families togther owned over half the town of present
day Fenton, MO.  They were major confederate supporters for the St. Louis
area durring the civil war.  There are three civil war veterans and a War of
1812 veteran in the cemetery.

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Date:           5/15/04



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