Catholic Cemetery in Mobile Alabama History, Travel Information, Facts And More

Catholic Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

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Catholic Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

OTHER NAMES

Stone Street Cemetery

COUNTRY

America

ADDRESS

1700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Mobile, Alabama, USA

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About Catholic Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

The cemetery is a historic site located in Mobile of Alabama state in the United States. It was formed in 1848 and its formation accredited to a Roman Catholic bishop M. Portier. The historic site covers land of approximately 150 acres. It is the final resting place of more than 18,000 people. The cemetery office is open from 8 AM to 6 PM every day.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Catholic Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

The founder of the cemetery Bishop M. Portier was the first bishop of Mobile city.
These burial grounds are part of the National Register of Historic Places since 1991.
Aside from burial plots, there are plots dedicated to the sacred associations of the Roman Catholic Church. The plots dedicated to Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and more religious organizations.
The establishment of Catholic cemetery needs after the church street graveyard ran out the capacity following the yellow fever epidemics that hit the city in the 1830s.
The site was lengthened many times by purchasing lands in 1903, 1910, and 1921.
Many prominent people buried there including wealthy slave trader Timothy Meaher, Father A. Joseph Ryan, and many more.

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