Greenwood Cemetery
Front of Greenwood Cemetery with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments in sunset
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Established1852
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29°59′03″N 90°06′46″W / 29.9840866°N 90.1128452°W / 29.9840866; -90.1128452
Owned byFiremen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association (FCBA)
No. of interments>100,000
WebsiteOfficial website
Find a GraveGreenwood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cemetery was opened in 1852,[1] and is located on City Park Avenue (formerly Metairie Road) in the Navarre neighborhood. The cemetery has a number of impressive monuments and sculptures.[2] It is one of a group of historic cemeteries in New Orleans.

Notable burials

Civil War and other military figures

Civic figures

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Cambridge, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Greenwood Cemetery". Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Dedication of the Confederate Monument, at Greenwood Cemetery, April 10th, 1874 by the Ladies Benevolent Association of Louisiana". Jas. A. Gresham. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ CWGC Cemetery Report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
  5. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Bristol, Gwen #1507". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
  6. ^ "Greenwood Cemetery History". Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "LaRocca, Nick #7299". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
  8. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Martina, Joe #8250". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
  9. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Meyer, Emile #8746". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
  10. ^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). "Toole, John Kennedy #12687". Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.

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