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The Historic Cemeteries of New Orleans, New Orleans, United States, are a group of forty-two cemeteries that are historically and culturally significant. These are distinct from most cemeteries commonly located in the United States in that they are an amalgam of the French, Spanish, and Caribbean historical influences on the city of New Orleans ...
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.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.Founded in 1833 and still in use today, the cemetery takes its name from its location in what was once the City of Lafayette, a suburb of New Orleans that was annexed by the larger metropolis in 1852.
This list of cemeteries in Louisiana includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
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.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic cemeteries in Louisiana" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. S.
A cemetery was established at the site as early as 1723. [10] The St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church cemetery is today recognized as the South’s oldest German cemetery. [11] Charles Frederick d'Arensbourg, leader of the German Coast, is buried in the cemetery, but his grave was lost due to the shifting Mississippi River. [12]
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana (22 P) N. Cemeteries in New Orleans (3 C, 9 P) R. Roman Catholic cemeteries in Louisiana ...