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Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

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Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

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Magnolia Cemetery

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Ann and Virginia Streets, Mobile, Alabama, USA

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About Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile Alabama

It is a historic site of the Mobile city in Alabama (United States). The cemetery was established in 1836 by municipal ordinance. It has covered an area of more than 100 acres. It was a primary burial place of the city in the 19th century. A large number of city citizens from the 19th and early 20th centuries have rested there.

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The burial site was initially opened on 36 acres outer city. It was expanded further by purchasing lands for adding more sections.
The cemetery has 80,000 and counting burials and still limited active.
It is the 3rd oldest municipal burial site across the city.
The city grants free burial plots in 1846 to labor, civic and sacred associations. The policy was ended in 1873. It benefited a number of homeless sailors, coal handlers, cotton workers, and many more needed people.
There are many notable monuments in the cemetery including the Rouse monument, the Pomeroy family mausoleum, and many more.
It is the final resting place of Governor Arthur P. Bagby and many more prominent interments.

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