Black History, Cemeteries, Louisiana, Vernacular Headstones

Holt Cemetery, Louisiana

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New Orleans, Orleans Parish
Items left on a grave.

Started in 1879, Holt Cemetery is a potter’s field cemetery in New Orleans. It is filled with vernacular headstones. At 7 acres, it is a small, densely packed cemetery. It is still active. When I visited, they were preparing for another funeral.

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