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Saint Louis Cemetery One
New Orleans, Louisiana
From the outside, looking in.
Marie Laveau
Marie Laveau
This greek revivial tomb is reputed burial place of the notorious
"Voodoo Queen". A mystic cult, voodooism, of African origin, was brought
to this city from Santo Domingo and flourished in 19th Centery. Marie
Laveau was the most widely known of many practitioners of the cult.
Old Vault
Orleans Battalion of Artillery
Within this Burial Memorial rest some of the gallant defenders of New
Orleans. Members of the Battalion which fought with honor on the plains
of chalmette on January 8, 1815 against the British Invaders.
Date of Construction is unknown. Restored in 1974.
"oven" Vaults
To the left, along the aisle, is a row of burial crypts which also serve
as the wall of the cemetery on Basin Street. Because of their arched
shape they were commonly known as "oven" vaults.
Constructed probably in the middle of the nineteenth century these
vaults are historically significant for their efficient use of the land
and because they foreshadowed the modern mausoleum which has become
popular in the middle of the twentieth century.
The location of these vaults was once the center of the cemetery which
originally included what is now Basin St.
Preservation of these vaults was made possible by a grant from Acme
Marble and Granite Company, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1977
New Orleans Archidocesan Cemeteries
To the memory of those who fell in the Battle of New
Orleans January 8, 1815.
Erected by the LA Society U.S.D. 1776 - 1812 |
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