Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans

Greenwood Cemetery
Front of Greenwood Cemetery with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments in sunset
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Established1852
Location
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.

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference GC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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