Mobile’s Yellow Fever Magnolia Cemetery Walking Tour

Guests on this tour will have a powerful and chilling view of the Yellow Fever epidemic in Mobile, visiting a few of the elaborate tombs and monuments of Magnolia Cemetery. This tour has plenty of shady places to rest in this tranquil setting.

The 90-minute tour begins at the main entrance on Virginia Street to discuss the impact of Yellow Fever on the lives of Mobilians. Guests will learn about common cures, such as the application of leeches to remove “bad blood,” and how the disease in Mobile affected the national economy.  Guests will visit the tombs of notable Mobilians.