Greenwood Cemetery | |
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![]() Front of Greenwood Cemetery with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments in sunset | |
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Details | |
Established | 1852 |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 29°59′03″N90°06′46″W / 29.9840866°N 90.1128452°W |
Owned by | Firemen’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.