Pictured above is the old Epes School building. It is now used as a community center.
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The town of Epes was incorporated in 1899. Land for the right-of-way for Southern Railroad was donated by Dr. John W. Epes, with the stipulation that the town be named for him. The second stockyard to open in the state of Alabama did so here in 1936.
