Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ninth Ward resident Jessie Hill (who sang "Ooh Poo Pah Doo") was buried there in the 90's, but his headstone was a piece of old plywood with his name crudely painted on it. The last time I was there, the headboard was missing. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Williams Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 10:28 AM To: Leica Users Group; leica@freelists.org Subject: [Leica] Veterans Day - Holt Cemetery Holt Cemetery in New Orleans is the pauper cemetery. All you needed for burial was to pay someone to dig the plot. Sadly, many veterans are buried here from WWI to Vietnam with their tombstones now laying about, some upright, crooked and some flat on the ground now. This area is near City Park and has always been in disrepair, I'm sure Katrina did not help much with the flooding. Originally rumored to be a slave cemetery, but no real records were kept on this. Jeff and Sonny may know more than I do. Non-Lika D2h. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/zoeica/Travels/Veterans/ Chris _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information