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is the Zion Cemetery with the Baynard Mausoleum, one of the most important historic sites on Hilton Head Island. With graves dating before the Civil War, the cemetery includes headstones for many of the most prominent families living on the Island during the 1700-1800s, including William Baynard who erected the mausoleum in 1846, the oldest standing structure on Hilton Head Island today. While the cemetery and mausoleum are of undeniable historic importance, they fell into disrepair after the Civil War with the grounds becoming overgrown and the mausoleum doors stolen, inviting people to use it as a place to drink, smoke, take shelter, and otherwise disrespect the dead.