Magnolia Cemetery
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Established by a municipal ordinance in 1836 on thirty-six acres of land, Magnolia Cemetery today covers 120 acres, and contains some 80,000+ grave sites. Originally called the New Burial Ground, the name was officially changed to Magnolia Cemetery on January 15, 1867. Adjoining Magnolia Cemetery are Mobile National Cemetery containing the graves of over 6,000 veterans, and the cemeteries of Mobile's two Jewish congregations. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, Magnolia Cemetery documents much of the history of Mobile, Alabama. Resting within its 120 acres are many notables from Mobile's past, among them Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Battle House Hotel owner James Battle, physician Dr. Josiah Nott, two-time Alabama Governor John Gayle, Civil War authoress Augusta Evans Wilson, Cowbellion de Rakin Mardi Gras society founder Michael Kraftt, Apache Indian Chappo (son of Geronimo), and Bellingrath Gardens founders Walter D and Bessie Mores Bellingrath. In Confederate Rest and the National Cemetery are buried the war dead from the war of 1812 through Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Established by a municipal ordinance in 1836 on thirty-six acres of land, Magnolia Cemetery today covers 120 acres, and contains some 80,000+ grave sites. Originally called the New Burial Ground, the name was officially changed to Magnolia Cemetery on January 15, 1867. Adjoining Magnolia Cemetery are Mobile National Cemetery containing the graves of over 6,000 veterans, and the cemeteries of Mobile's two Jewish congregations. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, Magnolia Cemetery documents much of the history of Mobile, Alabama. Resting within its 120 acres are many notables from Mobile's past, among them Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Battle House Hotel owner James Battle, physician Dr. Josiah Nott, two-time Alabama Governor John Gayle, Civil War authoress Augusta Evans Wilson, Cowbellion de Rakin Mardi Gras society founder Michael Kraftt, Apache Indian Chappo (son of Geronimo), and Bellingrath Gardens founders Walter D and Bessie Mores Bellingrath. In Confederate Rest and the National Cemetery are buried the war dead from the war of 1812 through Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 24167
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