Magnolia Cemetery

If you visit me, expect to visit Magnolia Cemetery. An odd destination, perhaps, but Magnolia is no ordinary garden of stone. Initially we went to see where the three crews of the Hunley (a confederate submarine with its own story).  We found unique mausoleums, an impressive variety of iron work and graves of notable historical figures. 

Across from the Hunley crews I found the Rhett family plot, where Robert Barnwell Rhett the “Father of Secession” is buried. If you are interesting in R.B. Rhett, read A Fire-Eater Remembers: The Confederate Memoir of Robert Barnwell Rhett , and visit the the Aiken-Rhett House.

If you make the trip to visit Magnolia, be sure to stop to see the cross designed by Christopher Werner at the front gate of nearby St. Lawrence Cemetery. If you are a fan, like I am, of Christopher Werner’s work, stopping at the adjacent Bethany Cemetery is a must. 

I tagged this post with gardens because the every year I make a point to visit  mature camellias and azaleas when they are in bloom.  

If you want to read more pickup or order City of the Silent: The Charlestonians of Magnolia Cemetery.