Lakewood in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Metairie Cemetery
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 10, 2022
1. Metairie Cemetery Marker
Established 1872
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Erected by 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 29° 59.038′ N, 90° 7.007′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Lakewood. It can be reached from Pontchartrain Blvd, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans LA 70124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Metairie Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Charles Cole Claiborne (approx. 0.2 miles away); General John Bell Hood, CSA (approx. Ό mile away); Charity Hospital Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The New Orleans Katrina Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chartier Concession (approx. 0.6 miles away); City Of Metairie Ridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holt Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 10, 2022
2. Metairie Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
