Magnolia Cemetery

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Magnolia Cemetery is located at 422 North 19th Street and is bordered on the north by Main Street and on the south by Florida Boulevard.[2] The west and east sides are bordered by 19th Street and 22nd Street, respectively. The land for the cemetery was purchased by the town of Baton Rouge from John Christian Buhler Jr, in August 1852, with burials in the area dating back to the 1820s according to some sources.[3][4] The cemetery was the site of intense fighting during the Battle of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862;[5] a commemorative ceremony is held at the cemetery each August.[2] It was turned over to the city of Baton Rouge in 1947 and is now administered by the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC).[3][4]

Magnolia Cemetery was added to National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1985.[1]