Magnolia Springs Cemetery

In 1864, Union forces established a strongpoint at Magnolia, a small community on the west bank of the St. Johns River, and used it as a base for conducting raids into the surrounding countryside. This cemetery contains the remains of ...

Grave of William Walker / Magnolia Cemetery

Grave of William Walker William "Singin' Billy" Walker (1809-1875) was the author of Southern Harmony, a collection of religious music employing shaped musical notes to aid those who could not read standard musical notation. He later published the more elaborate ...

Magnolia Cemetery

Covering seven city blocks, the cemetery was begun on a part of the de L’Aigle Plantation and Brick Yard, donated by the Nicholas de L’Aigie family. It became known as the City Cemetery in 1818 and was later named for ...

Magnolia Cemetery

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Magnolia Cemetery, established in 1850, was named for Magnolia Umbra Plantation, dating back to 1784. The ca. 1800 house built by Col. William Cunnington serves as the cemetery office. This is a fine example of the "rural cemetery" ...

Magnolia Creek Cemetery

Named after the watercourse that forms one of its boundaries, this cemetery traces its establishment to the settlement of Willis and Hepsibah Perkins Butler and her mother, Martha Morgan Perkins; Samuel J. and Rebecca and Coward Perkins; Allen and Margaret ...