St Bridget, Mobile
editSt. Bridget Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile. It was founded in 1864[1] and is located at 3625 West Main Street in the Whistler Historic District of Prichard, Alabama, in Mobile County. American railroading legend Casey Jones was baptized[2] at St. Bridget on November 11, 1886, at the age of 23, in preparation for his marriage.[3]
References
edit- ^ St. Bridget Parish info archived webpage. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ Congressional Record, 103rd Congress (1993-1994) remarks by Hon. Sonny Callahan, October 14, 1993. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ^ Casey Jones: Epic of the American Railroad Fred J. Lee, (1939) Southern Publishers, pp. 160, 235.
30°45′27″N 88°6′48″W / 30.75750°N 88.11333°W
Category:Roman Catholic churches in Alabama Category:Mobile County, Alabama
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