Main Entry to Magnolia Cemetery

~Magnolia Cemetery~ Covering seven city blocks, the cemetery was begun on a part of the de L'Aigle Plantation and Brickyard, donated by the Nicholas de L'Aigle family, it became known as the City Cemetery in 1818 and was later named for its stately magnolia trees. Among those buried here are seven Confederate Generals (Alexander, Bryan, Girardy, Jackson, Smith, Stovall and Wright); poets Paul Hamilton Hayne, James Ryder Randall and Richard Henry Wilde; Augusta mayors George W. Evans and William White Holt; Georgia Legislators John Shelton Davidson and Gen. Thomas Glascock; Revolutionary hero John Martin and heroine Susannah MacMurphy; author Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas; and educator Julia Ann Flisch. Those within many walks of life, religious and nationalities are here. Headstone symbols include circles, columns, doves, eagles, hourglasses, ivy, roses, torches and the weeping willow. Some designated sections are those for Confederate, Federal Civil War, Greek, Jewish, charity, churches and orphans.~Erected by the Reverend Pierre Robert Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century 2004

The office at the entrance to Magnolia Cemetery was built as a memorial to Mary Clark De L'Aigle (1841-1922).

This is the Jewish section of Magnolia Cemetery, located in the extreme southeast corner of the cemetery.

I happened to visit Magnolia Cemetery for the first time hours after this happened. That day I had no idea who Barron was and the folklore of the curse and whatnot. The damage is unbelievable. Taken Tuesday 10/26/2010

Confederate section on '4th street'.

Some trees in the middle of the section have been removed since the Jan 2009 picture.

Confederate section