Mount Vernon Arsenal
The Mount Vernon Arsenal in Mount Vernon, Alabama is a former United States Army munitions depot, was used as a prison for captured Native Americans, and was served as a psychiatric hospital.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic district in Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mount Vernon Barracks” and “Searcy Hospital/Mount Vernon Arsenal”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Movico.
Mount Vernon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. It incorporated in 1959. At the 2020 census the population was 1,354.
Movico
Village
Movico is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northeast Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2020 census. The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on January 12, 2023. Movico is situated 1½ miles south of Mount Vernon Arsenal.
Calvert
Village
Photo: Tyler Carey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calvert is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama, United States. It is located in the extreme northeast corner of Mobile County and southeast corner of Washington County near the Tombigbee River, along U.S. Route 43. Calvert is situated 5 miles north of Mount Vernon Arsenal.
Mount Vernon Arsenal
- Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.08735° or 31° 5′ 15″ northLongitude
-88.02734° or 88° 1′ 38″ westOpen location code
863H3XPF+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1309111380OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q6924350
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Galician—“Mount Vernon Arsenal” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Mount Vernon Arsenala”
- Catalan: “Arsenal de Mount Vernon”
- Galician: “Arsenal de Mount Vernon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Cecelia Catholic Church and Mount Vernon Fire Department.
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