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If a body or coffin is placed in an in-ground tomb in New Orleans, there is risk of it being water-logged or even displaced from the ground. For this reason, the people of New Orleans have generally used above-ground tombs. Over the years as designs have evolved, these tombs have become architecturally, culturally, and historically distinct. [4]
The Girod Street Cemetery (also known as the Protestant Cemetery), was a large above-ground cemetery that resided in central New Orleans, Louisiana, established in 1822 for Protestant residents of the Faubourg St. Mary and was closed down in the 1940s. The cemetery then remained unused, until it was officially torn down on January 4, 1957.
All Saints Day in New Orleans – Decorating the Tombs in One of the City Cemeteries, an 1885 engraving. Saint Louis Cemetery (French: Cimetière Saint-Louis, Spanish: Cementerio de San Luis) is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Metairie Race Course Announcement The Times Picayune Thursday March 1, 1838. Before becoming a cemetery, the site, established on a high-and-dry ridge along Bayou Metairie (now Metairie Road), [3] was a horse racing track, founded in 1838 by Col. James Garrison and Richard Adams [4] who acquired the land from the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company.
Pages in category "Cemeteries in New Orleans" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
But scattered throughout the sandy, rocky shores are the graves — in small clusters, rising above the dust. Some graves are surrounded by stonework; others have basic metal fencing.
About 1,000 graves can reasonably fit on a single acre, Jennings explained. Yet, more than 130,000 people are believed to have been buried within the 29 acres once operated by Louisville Crematory ...
The city of New Orleans conducted $450,000 in repairs and upgrades to Holt Cemetery in 2013 and 2014. [2] However, the graves and tombs themselves remain in a state of significant neglect, with human remains being evident. New burials continue at Holt Cemetery, and the graves show evidence for frequent visits and various cultural materials. [9]