Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its elaborate above-ground tombs and as the resting place of notable figures including author John Kennedy Toole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic cemetery ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Metairie Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType | above-ground tombs ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1852 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasBurialOf |
Civil War veterans
ⓘ
John Kennedy Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ local political figures ⓘ members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of New Orleans above-ground burial practices
ⓘ
tourist interest site in New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ornate stonework
ⓘ
statues ⓘ vaults ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
John Kennedy Toole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of fraternal organizations ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Elks tumulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
family tombs ⓘ large society tombs ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ monuments ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
19th-century funerary art
ⓘ
New Orleans above-ground burial tradition ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic burial ground ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate above-ground tombs
ⓘ
historic funerary architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Orleans Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Mid-City, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
I-10 (Interstate 10)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metairie Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | City Park Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | private cemetery association ⓘ |
| partOf | New Orleans cemetery district along City Park Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | U.S. Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
ⓘ
funerary ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.