Magnificent Magnolia

From its beautiful landscape to its incredible graves, Magnolia Cemetery is one of a kind. As we entered the gate into Magnolia Cemetery, my first impression was, "WOW, how can a cemetery be so beautiful"? You think of cemeteries as being dull and sad, but no, Magnolia Cemetry tells a different story.

Magnolia Cemetery Entrance Sign

Magnolia Cemetery has lush grasses, flowers, and trees, as well as, a beautiful lagoon. The cemetery also has paths and a bridge to help navigate people through the cemetery. These features are what make Magnolia Cemetery so unique. I've never seen another cemetery quite like Magnolias. Every other cemetery I've visited has headstones and maybe one or two unique monuments, but Magnolia Cemetery flourishes with them!

While walking through this beautiful cemetery, I came across many unique graves. Three of these graves caught my eye. The first grave I came across was a very unique Sarcapogous. The Sarcapogous is surrounded by columns, almost what looks to be a fortress. The Sarcophagus has many symbols on it and an urn on top of it. This makes this grave very unique. Sarah Calhoun Simond was buried here, she was born on January 19th, 1839 and died February 9th, 1908. 

Sarcophagus

The second grave I came across is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. It is the Lipinski Mausoleum. It has a beautiful garden in front of it, as well as a walkway to the doors. This is unique because in the Lipinski family there is an Olympian. Tara Lipinski was an Olympic ice skater that won the Olympics in 1998. This Mausoleum has stain glass windows, the windows actually have the Olympic rings depicted in them. 

Lipinski Masouleum

Lipinski Stain Glass Windows

The third grave I came across was amazing, it has two women on the first half of the grave and on the second half, there is an angel holding what looks to be a cross. This grave also has a pathway leading up to it and many different grave symbols. This grave would be considered a masterpiece because there is so much to it. Jacob Birt and his wife Ann Elizabeth rest here, Jacob Birt died December 12th, 1876 and his wife died May 18th, 1898. 

Birt Masterpiece

My final thoughts about this cemetery are that its absolutely breathtaking. No other cemetery can compare to this one. The overall layout of landscape and graves is one you will never see unless you visit Magnolia Cemetery. Magnolia Cemetery is one trip I will never forget!

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