Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3
Photographed By Kai NeSmith, November 4, 2023
1. Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3 Marker
Inscription.
Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3. . One of four historic cemeteries located on the campus of Bryce Hospital, Alabama's oldest mental health facility, this cemetery was established in 1953 and is still in use. It contains approximately 500 burials mostly marked with simple, chronologically numbered concrete grave markers that correspond to cemetery ledger books in the possession of the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Bryce Hospital is one of the most historic and architecturally significant public institutions in the U.S. Established in 1852 at the height of the psychiatric reform movement known as “moral treatment,” the hospital was among the first mental health facilities in the country to employ architectural design and a pastoral setting as essential components in the treatment of mental illness. Through Wyatt v. Stickney, the landmark federal lawsuit initiated in 1971, Bryce Hospital became the center of the civil rights movement for people who experience mental illness.
One of four historic cemeteries located on the campus of Bryce Hospital, Alabama's oldest mental health facility, this cemetery was established in 1953 and is still in use. It contains approximately 500 burials mostly marked with simple, chronologically numbered concrete grave markers that correspond to cemetery ledger books in the possession of the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Bryce Hospital is one of the most historic and architecturally significant public institutions in the U.S. Established in 1852 at the height of the psychiatric reform movement known as “moral treatment,” the hospital was among the first mental health facilities in the country to employ architectural design and a pastoral setting as essential components in the treatment of mental illness. Through Wyatt v. Stickney, the landmark federal lawsuit initiated in 1971, Bryce Hospital became the center of the civil rights movement for people who experience mental illness.
Erected 2009 by The Bryce Hospital Historic Preservation Committee, Alabama Department of Mental Health • Alabama Historical Commission.
. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.
Location. 33° 13.083′ N, 87° 31.582′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker can be reached from Jack Warner Parkway, 0.1 miles south of 8th Avenue Northeast, on the right when traveling east. The marker and cemetery are located on the same trail used to access Bryce Hospital Cemetery #2. Walk west through Cemetery #2, which will lead you to a gate near the bottom of the hill. Continue following the trail through the gate, which will eventually loop you around to Cemetery No. 3. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
