Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans

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Greenwood Cemetery
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Front of Greenwood Cemetery with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments in sunset
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans
Details
Established1852
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Country United States
Coordinates 29°59′03″N90°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
Website Official website

Greenwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 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.

Contents

Notable burials

Military figures and civil war veterans

Athletes

Musicians

Others

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 August 5, 2019.
  2. "Greenwood Cemetery". Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. "Dedication of the Confederate Monument, at Greenwood Cemetery, April 10th, 1874 by the Ladies Benevolent Association of Louisiana". Jas. A. Gresham. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  4. CWGC Cemetery Report, breakdown obtained from casualty record.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Greenwood Cemetery History". Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  9. Dean, Lauren (March 7, 2013). "Valena Cecelia MacArthur Jones: New Orleans Educator 1872-1917". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  10. Barney, Tammy C. (August 23, 2024). "Legacy of Valena C. Jones spans New Orleans and Bay St. Louis". Verite News New Orleans. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.