Fernandina Beach in Nassau County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Phelan-Verot House Built Prior to 1866
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 12, 2012
1. Phelan-Verot House Built Prior to 1866 Marker
On February 5, 1875, Jean-Pierre Augustin Verot, Bishop of Saint Augustine, purchased this cottage from Sarah Phelan. The Sisters of Saint Joseph lived here in the year 1877, when a devastating epidemic of yellow fever swept over the Amelia Island community. From this place, for three weeks as the epidemic raged, the small coterie of sisters risked their lives, night and day, as they nursed the stricken of every race, Catholic, non-Catholic, rich and poor. They offered comfort and prayers for the sick and dying, and even helped bury the dead. Grateful citizens thereafter called them "Angels of Mercy." Mother Celenie and Sister de Sales, young French nuns far from their motherhouse in LePuy, France, died of the fever. They rest in Bosque Bello Cemetery, their graves marked with simple stone crosses bearing the date 1877.Florida Heritage Site
Erected 1999 by Amelia Island Fernandina Restoration Foundation and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-419.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1880.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. David L. Yulee (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fernandez Grant (about 500 feet away); First Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away); U.S. Post Office–Customs House-Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Post Office Lamp Posts (about 600 feet away); The Lesesne House (about 700 feet away); Nassau County Historic Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fernandina Beach.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 12, 2012
2. Phelan-Verot House Built Prior to 1866 Marker, looking north on N 4th Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 12, 2012
3. Phelan-Verot House Marker, looking south along N 4th Street
Photographed By Mike Stroud, August 12, 2012
4. Phelan-Verot House seen today and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on October 2, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
