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Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana; but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road (and formerly on the banks of the since filled-in Bayou Metairie).

History

This site was previously a horse racing track, Metairie Race Course, founded in 1838.

The race track was the site of the famous Lexington-Lecomte Race, April 1, 1854, billed as the "North against the South" race. Former President Millard Fillmore attended. While racing was suspended because of the American Civil War, it was used as a Confederate Camp (Camp Moore) until David Farragut took New Orleans for the Union in April 1862. Metairie Cemetery was built upon the grounds of the old Metairie Race Course after it went bankrupt.

The race track, which was owned by the Metairie Jockey Club, refused membership to Charles T. Howard, a local resident who had gained his wealth by starting the first Louisiana State Lottery. After being refused membership, Howard vowed that the race course would become a cemetery. Sure enough, after the Civil War and Reconstruction, the track went bankrupt and Howard was able to see his curse come true. Today, Howard is buried in his tomb located on Central Avenue in the cemetery, which was built following the original oval layout of the track itself. Mr. Howard died in 1885 in Dobbs Ferry, New York when he fell from a newly purchased horse.

Metairie Cemetery was previously owned and operated by Stewart Enterprises, Inc., of Jefferson, Louisiana. However, in December 2013, Service Corporation International bought Metairie Cemetery and other Stewart locations.

Sights

Metairie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city.

One of the most famous is the Army of Tennessee, Louisiana Division monument, a monumental tomb of Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The monument includes two notable works by sculptor Alexander Doyle (1857–1922):

The initial construction of at least one of these elaborate final resting places – restaurateur Ruth Fertel's mausoleum – is estimated to have cost between $125,000 to $500,000 (in late 20th century dollars).^[3]

List of notable and celebrity burials

See also

References

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2. ^Snyder, Laurie. [https://thecontemplativetraveler.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/cities-of-the-dead-metairie-cemetery-new-orleans-louisiana/ Cities of the Dead: Metairie Cemetery (New Orleans, Louisiana)], in The Contemplative Traveler, November 25, 2016.
3. ^Metairie Cemetery, [https://thecontemplativetraveler.wordpress.com/ The Contemplative Traveler].
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site19.php|title=Badger, Algernon Sidney|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography|accessdate=February 6, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013043600/http://www.lahistory.org/site19.php|archivedate=October 13, 2010|df=}}
5. ^Tom Benson's final resting place: Large, ornate tomb stands out in Metairie Cemetery
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|title=Clarke, Lewis Strong|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association, A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.com)|accessdate=December 21, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225122235/http://www.lahistory.org/site20.php|archivedate=February 25, 2012|df=}}

External links

6 : Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana|Protected areas of New Orleans|Buildings and structures in New Orleans|Defunct horse racing venues in the United States|1872 establishments in Louisiana|National Register of Historic Places in New Orleans