Magnolia Cemetery - Baton Rouge, LA
N 30° 27.050 W 091° 10.083
15R E 675897 N 3370168
Fine old cemetery located in the heart of downtown Baton Rouge, LA.
Waymark Code: WM54CB
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/09/2008
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Opened daily. Old Baton Rouge cemetery, with alot of history and founding city family names. Also noticed alot of Civil war era graves and Civil War Veteran graves. I personally could spend hours in cemeteries, and this one is no exception. Clean, well maintained good parking and access. Easy to find, located right next to NHR Baton Rouge Cemetery. Here is a breif history on the cemetery located from the register application.
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Magnolia Cemetery began in the 1820's. On August 5, 1862 it was the focal point of much
of the fighting in the Battle of Baton Rouge. The cemetery retains its essential appearance and
hence is in a good state of historical integrity.
At the time of the battle Magnolia Cemetery stood at the eastern edge of Baton Rouge.
Today it is the only part of the battlefield which remains intact because the surrounding areas have
long since been given over to commercial and institutional buildings. The cemetery consists of six
city blocks (about twenty acres). There are no large pretentious tombs of the type found in New
Orleans. Most of the monuments are relatively plain grave stones. Burials date from the 1820's to
the 1970's. The land rolls gently and contains several large cedar trees. The property is presently
encompassed by a 1909 cast-iron fence.