St Louis Cemetery No 1

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 (Louisiana)

by Elizabeth Fabowale

February 24, 2026

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In the heart of old New Orleans stands one of the most historic burial grounds in America. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 was established in the late eighteenth century and quickly became a silent city of the dead within the living city. Unlike traditional graveyards filled with grass and simple headstones, this cemetery rises above the earth. Whitewashed tombs stand

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St Louis Cemetery No 1