William George McCloskey
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William George McCloskey was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Louisville from 1868 to 1909.
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The United States Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, in the Portland neighborhood was part of the U.S. Marine Hospital system, which was run by the Marine Hospital Service and its successor the
William George McCloskey
…that same year, Bishop McCloskey was instrumental in bringing the Sisters of Mercy to Louisville in October 1869, where they took over operation of the U.S. Marine Hospital in that city. The growth of the parochial schools was chiefly the product of his zeal. In 1869 he established the diocesan seminary known as Preston…
The new (left) and original (right) main buildings of the Marine Hospital
Postcard view of hospital from around 1909
The original hospital building in 2025
Postcard view of the new main building from the late 1930s or early 1940s