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Honoring New Orleans Veterans

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  • Home
  • Forever Serving
  • Faces of War
  • POW
  • Holocaust Survivors
  • Civil War
  • Spanish American War
  • Ahavas Sholem
  • Bertrandville
  • Carrollton No. 1
  • Carrollton No. 2
  • Chalmette - St Bernard
  • Ellen
  • English Turn
  • Gates of Prayer
  • Hebrew Rest
  • Lafayette No. 1
  • Lafayette No. 2
  • Masonic
  • Merrit
  • Mount Olivet
  • Promise Land
  • St Bernard Catholic
  • St Joseph No. 1
  • St Joseph No. 2
  • St Louis No 2
  • St Roch
  • St Vincent dePaul Piety
  • Valence
  • Verret
  • Spirit 03
  • Restoring Dignity

Lafayette Cemetery no 1

The planning of this cemetery began in 1832 in preparation for the creation of Lafayette City, which would later be known as the Garden District. It was laid out in a very formal manner with four quadrants.  


There are Magnolia trees for shade and an area for funeral processions in a cross shape, and there were originally very fragrant flowers abundant between the tombs.


The cemetery has been active since 1833 and still has burials occurring. There are about 1,000 tombs and an estimated 7,000 people buried in Lafayette Cemetery No 1. It is a city block in size. The cemetery is also not racially or religiously segregated and over 26 nationalities.


Notable tombs include the Jefferson Fire Co. #22’s society tomb with an ornate fire pump adhered, an Odd Fellows tomb, and the metal tomb that inspired the author Anne Rice when writing the novel Interview with a Vampire. The Open Koneig’s tomb is a favorite for people to peek inside and see the inner workings of a tomb.


Lafayette Cemetery No.  1 is the most filmed cemetery in New Orleans. 

Of the 99 veterans buried here, 76% are war veterans. 

 


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Civil War

Veterans of multiple Wars

Spanish American War

 There are 3 Civil War veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No. 2.

Civil War Veterans

Spanish American War

Veterans of multiple Wars

Spanish American War

There is 1 Spanish American War veteran buried at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.  

Spanish American War Veterans

Veterans of multiple Wars

Veterans of multiple Wars

Veterans of multiple Wars

There are 3 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 that were involved in multiple wars:

Oscar M Sanderson was in WW1 and WW2.

Bruce Baird Jr was in WW2 and Korea.

Harry T Melling was in WW2 and Korea.


Forever Serving


Multiple War Veterans


World War I Veterans


World War II Veterans


Korean War Veterans


Vietnam War Veterans


Non-War Veterans

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