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Greenwood Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana : Greenwood Cemetery is located along Canal Street and City Park Avenue in Metairie just outside downtown New Orleans, Louisiana (Orleans Parish). Greenwood Cemetery is a very large, extremely well taken care of cemetery. It was established in 1852 by the Firemen's Charitable and Benevolent Association (the predecessor of the current New Orleans Fire Department). The cemetery is filled with many interesting gravestones, statues, and tombs and one can easily spend a few hours wandering amongst the memorials We wondered if it was a requirement to have a cross on top of your family tomb, as looking across the cemetery, all you see for blocks upon blocks is stone crosses. Its easy to get too and you can drive your vehicle right inside, but remember it closes at 4:30pm If you were to purchase any of these images, the watermark will not be on the print. Thank you for looking and stop back soon!

Greenwood Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana

Greenwood Cemetery is located along Canal Street and City Park Avenue in Metairie just outside downtown New Orleans, Louisiana (Orleans Parish). Greenwood Cemetery is a very large, extremely well taken care of cemetery. It was established in 1852 by the Firemen's Charitable and Benevolent Association (the predecessor of the current Ne ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 12:45am PST

St. Patrick Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana : St. Patrick Cemetery is just outside Downtown New Orleans, in Louisiana. This Large Cemetery is actually 3 separate cemeteries taking up a few city blocks. Walled in by head high cement walls, the tombs and graves have names and dates rangeing from the early 1800's to present day burials. Life size statues, room sized tombs and plenty of cherubs, angels and various religious artifacts keep you feeling looked after while you wander around admiring the memorials. It's across the street from Greenwood Cemetery, just around the block from Metairie Lawn Cemetery and has easy access on and off the expressway. If visiting the New Orleans area and you're into Grave Yards, this is a great stop If you were to purchase any of these images, the watermark will not be on the print. Thank you for looking and come back soon

St. Patrick Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Patrick Cemetery is just outside Downtown New Orleans, in Louisiana. This Large Cemetery is actually 3 separate cemeteries taking up a few city blocks. Walled in by head high cement walls, the tombs and graves have names and dates rangeing from the early 1800's to present day burials. Life size statues, room sized tombs and plen ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 8:18am PST

Metarie Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana : Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road (and formerly on the banks of the since filled in Bayou Metairie). Metairie Cemetery covers 150 acres with more than 7,000 graves and you could literally spend days here wandering around admiring the tombs. If Visiting the New Orleans area and you're interested in seeing the beautiful graveyards, make sure you check out everything else before you come here or if you only have time to visit one, make it Metairie Cemetery. These arent graves, they're monuments like nothing you've ever seen. We're talking small buildings with stainded galss, copper doors, lifesize statues standing gaurd and some of the most beautiful sculptures we've ever seen. This site was previously a horse racing track, Metairie Race Course founded in 1838. The great oval of the old racetrack can still be seen as part of the cemetery roadway system today. The race track was the site of the famous Lexington-Lacompte Race in 1853 which was billed as the North against the South race. Ex-President Millard Filmore attended. While racing was suspended because of the American Civil War it was used as a Confederate Camp (Camp Moore) until David Farragut took New Orleans for the Union in April 1862. According to a story well-known locally, one Charles T. Howard, a "new money" wealthy gentleman who came to the city from Baltimore, Maryland, was refused membership in the track's exclusive Louisiana Jockey Club. In revenge, he purchased the track grounds and converted it into a cemetery. Some local historians accept the story; others say that the race grounds were sold due to financial problems. Either way, the cemetery was opened here in 1872, and the tomb of Charles T. Howard was prominently placed in the center. A few tombs predating the foundation of this cemetery can be found here; these were originally erected in other local cemeteries and were moved here after Metairie became the city's most prestigious cemetery. Its a must see when visiting the New Orleans area. If you were to purchase any of these images the watermark will not be on the print. Thanks for looking and come back soon!

Metarie Cemetery - New Orleans, Louisiana

Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road (and formerly on the banks of the since filled in Bayou Metairie). Metairie Cemetery covers 150 acres w ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 1:48pm PST

Buras Town Cemetery - Louisiana Bayou : Buras is a town of a few thousand people at the furthest end of Louisiana, down in the Mississippi Delta area of the Bayou. There isnt much left of the town since Hurricane Katrina came through some 4 years ago and the High School that overlooks the small cemetery still sits vacant today. When we were so lucky to travel down to this area, we had a local guide by the name of Randy who had family buried in this cemetery. He also told us after the Hurricane, many of the tombs and caskets received flood damage and talked of seeing caskets lying out in the road after the flood waters receeded. If you were to purchase any of these images, the watermark will not be on the print. Thanks for looking! Come back soon.

Buras Town Cemetery - Louisiana Bayou

Buras is a town of a few thousand people at the furthest end of Louisiana, down in the Mississippi Delta area of the Bayou. There isnt much left of the town since Hurricane Katrina came through some 4 years ago and the High School that overlooks the small cemetery still sits vacant today. When we were so lucky to travel down to this a ...

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 2:23pm PST