Historical Marker

Magnolia Cemetery (2004)

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 2004

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Begun in 1818 on a former French refugee's brickyard plantation, this city burial ground holds several Confederate generals, poets Paul Hamilton Hayne and James Ryder Randall, and, by tradition, one of Georgia's oldest living trees.

About this site

Magnolia Cemetery is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2004. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4642, -81.9576 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is De Laigle Brick Yards (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Magnolia Cemetery, De L Aigle Brick Yard, and Thankful Baptist Church.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near Augusta, Richmond County

“Magnolia Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Richmond County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2004 in Augusta. The others:

📍 33.4642, -81.9576 · Augusta, Richmond County
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