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Metairie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city. One of the most famous is the Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division monument, a monumental tomb of Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War .
In 1872, Metairie Cemetery opened on the outskirts of New Orleans, located on relatively high ground along the Metairie Ridge. It was the first example of a rural garden cemetery in the city. Despite bearing the name of a New Orleans suburban community, Metairie Cemetery resides within the city limits of New Orleans.
17. Okt. 2013 · Discover Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
12. Apr. 2017 · Metairie Cemetery, the outline of the former Metairie Race Course clearly visible from above. (Photo: Google maps) Scene from the 1850s--Metairie Race Course. The Times-Picayune is marking the...
Metairie Cemetery is an historic cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. It was constructed over what had been Metairie Race Course.
Metairie Cemetery is located on a high section of ground known as the Metairie Ridge. The Ridge followed the course of Bayou Metairie, which is roughly the path of modern-day Metairie Road. Metairie Ridge was high ground, a rare commodity in the below-sea level areas away from the Mississippi River. In 1838, a group of investors chose this ...
27. Okt. 2021 · Spread over 127 acres that used to contain a racetrack, Metairie Cemetery holds the graves of nine governors, 12 New Orleans mayors and six state Supreme Court justices, along with — among many...
