Throughout New Orleans there are many opportunities to see century-old cemeteries which according to many are a must-see tourist destination. As a matter of fact people come from all over the world just to tour these cemeteries.
To start off the Guide I will take you to the must see cemetery on the list according to theculturetrip.com.
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| Nicholas Cage Tomb photo by MDavis |
walkways which are are known to be quite narrow in some areas. Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and Homer Plessy are entombed in this cemetery which consists of all above ground tombs. One tomb, which is unoccupied, was a must see on our tour was of the Actor Nicholas Cage.
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| This was at the base of Nicholas Cages Tomb | photo | by MDavis |
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| photo by MDavis |
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Second on the list is the St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. In 1820 there was a large outbreak of yellow fever and cholera which caused the city to build the St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. This cemetery has ornate ironwork, Greek revival-style tombs, and and surrounded by wall vaults. "Placed on the national register of historic places in 1975, this
cemetery is the final resting place of jazz and R&B legends Danny
Barker and Ernie K-Doe. Another famous inhabitant inside the St. Louis
Cemetery No. 2 grounds is Andre Cailloux, an African American Union hero
who was killed in combat during the American Civil War".  |
| culturetrip.com |
The next cemetery on the list is the Charity Hospital and Katrina Memorial Cemetery located on Canal Street. "This is the graveyard where thousands of unfortunate indigents claimed by yellow fever were laid to rest. The Charity Hospital, which received 87 corpses in the span of four days in 1847, closed permanently after Hurricane Katrina made its historic landfall. The Katrina Memorial, built on the site of the vanished hospital, opened in 2007 to honor the storm’s unclaimed victims".
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| Times-Picayune archives |
The lafayette Cemetery #1 was established in 1833 and is located in what is now known as the Garden District of New Orleans but at the time the area was known as the city of Lafayette. Major figures from the Civil War are interred here, and, in fact individuals and families located here have living descendants who are active members of the Garden District community today.
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| Times-Picayune archives |
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Mari Davis
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