Mid City North in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Magnolia Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015
1. Magnolia Cemetery Marker
In 1852 the town of Baton Rouge bought this property for a cemetery. On these grounds, August 5, 1862, the major action of the Battle of Baton Rouge took place. Louisiana novelist Lyle Saxon is among prominent Louisianians buried here.
Erected by City of Baton Rouge.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 30° 27.052′ N, 91° 10.155′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Mid City North. It is at the intersection of North 19th Street and Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north on North 19th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 N 19th St, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Yellow Fever Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 500 feet away); Massachusetts Memorial (about 600 feet away); National Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (about 600 feet away); Genl. Philemon Thomas (about 600 feet away); Baton Rouge National Cemetery
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Also see . . . Magnolia Cemetery. (Submitted on August 16, 2015.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 27, 2019
2. Magnolia Cemetery Marker
August 14, 2015
3. Magnolia Cemetery
August 14, 2015
4. Magnolia Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 24, 2018
5. National Register of Historic Places plaque.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 15, 2015. 2. submitted on September 28, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2015. 5. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
