Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Old Bryce Cemetery

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

1. Old Bryce Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This is the oldest of four historic cemeteries located on the campus of Bryce Hospital, Alabama's oldest mental health facility. The first recorded burial dates to 1861. While only a few graves are currently marked, it is estimated that thousands of individuals are buried here. 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.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register.

Erected 2009 by Alabama Historical Commission and the Bryce Hospital Historic Preservation Committee, Alabama Department of Mental Health.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location.

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33° 13.286′ N, 87° 32.051′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on Jack Warner Parkway Northeast south of McFarland Blvd East (U.S. 82), on the right when traveling south. Marker located on the crest of a hill south of the McFarland Blvd East and Jack Warner Parkway Northeast interchange. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bryce Hospital Cemetery #1A (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bryce Hospital Cemetery No.3 (approx. half a mile away); Bryce Hospital Cemetery #2 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. Peter & Mrs. Ellen Peter-Bryce Gravesite (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bryce Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 0.7 miles away); Centennial of Women 1893 - 1993 / Top 31 Women (approx. ¾ mile away); University of Alabama’s Slavery Apology (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. .

Also see . . . Bryce Hospital (Alabama Insane Hospital). Encyclopedia of Alabama entry (Submitted on July 15, 2011, by Laura Hill of Auburn, Alabama.)

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

2. Old Bryce Cemetery Marker

Jack Warner Parkway and McFarland Blvd Interchange. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

3. Jack Warner Parkway and McFarland Blvd Interchange.

Old Bryce Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

4. Old Bryce Cemetery

Gravesite #13210 Dated Dec. 23, 1917 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

5. Gravesite #13210 Dated Dec. 23, 1917

Civil War Veteran Gravesite. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011

6. Civil War Veteran Gravesite.

Henry W. Avery Co. F 11th Ala Inf. C.S.A.
Dec. 18, 1837 - Aug. 15, 1916

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 4,776 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.