Merchant Marines Monument

Many fraternal organizations and workers' benevolent associations purchased plots for their members in Mobile's Magnolia Cemetery. This large monument marks the plot owned by the association representing the city's merchant marines.

Ornate, multi-tiered pedestal featuring a sculpture of a Merchant Marine standing at the top, and, below that, artwork of sailing ships. Other tombstones from Mobile's Magnolia Cemetery appear in the background.

Photograph by Claire Wilson

Ornate, multi-tiered pedestal featuring a sculpture of a Merchant Marine standing at the top, and, below that, artwork of sailing ships. Other tombstones from Mobile's Magnolia Cemetery appear in the background.