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.
Old Bryce Cemetery. . 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.
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.
33° 13.286′ N, 87° 32.051′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker 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.
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011
2. Old Bryce Cemetery Marker
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011
3. Jack Warner Parkway and McFarland Blvd Interchange.
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011
4. Old Bryce Cemetery
Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, February 19, 2011
5. Gravesite #13210 Dated Dec. 23, 1917
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 2,855 times since then and 243 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.
