The Spirits of Magnolia Cemetery Tour gives you an exclusive access to Charleston’s most hauntingly beautiful Victorian burial grounds…at night! Originally a 1790s rice plantation, Magnolia Cemetery was founded in 1849 on the banks of the Cooper River in Downtown Charleston. Home to 35,000 permanent residents, including authors and poets, artists, Confederate generals and soldiers, prominent politicians, bootleggers, prostitutes, and socialites. Magnolia Cemetery served as a Confederate encampment to defend the city from the Union bombardment during the Civil War. Over 2,000 soldiers, including the eight-man Hunley crew and six Confederate generals lay at rest at Magnolia.
