Greenwood Cemetery: New Orleans’ Most Unusual City of the Dead

Elk monument standing atop a tumulus at the Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans from outside the fence

TMP Origins – The Early Roads | New Orleans Trip #2 A Cemetery That Broke Every Rule New Orleans cemeteries are famous for their tall walls, vaulted tombs, and tightly woven “Cities of the Dead.”But Greenwood Cemetery?It took one look at tradition… and politely declined. Born in 1852 during a yellow fever crisis that left … Read more