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	Metairie, Louisiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Metairie is the largest unincorporated community in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
		Metairie ranks as the fifth-largest CDP in the nation, behind Honolulu, Hawaii; Paradise, Nevada; Arlington County, Virginia; and Sunrise Manor, Nevada.
		Metairie is located in eastern Jefferson Parish and its boundaries include New Orleans to the east, Kenner to the west, Lake Pontchartrain to the north, and Jefferson, Elmwood, and Harahan to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metairie,_Louisiana (1461 words)

	Metairie Cemetery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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's within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road (and formerly on the banks of the since filled in Bayou Metairie).
		Metairie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metairie_Cemetery (344 words)

	New Orleans Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The cemeteries of Louisiana and in particular New Orleans are unique from the rest of the country.
		Offner Plot Standing in Gates of Prayer Cemetery, one of several Jewish cemeteries in New Orleans, is this miniature lighthouse built for Harry Offner, a hardware dealer who served as president of the Lighthouse for the Blind.
		HD Seamen Tomb Lafayette Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city and thus is filled with many disintegrating and decaying tombs, despite the care taken to preserve these monuments.
	www.tourlouisiana.com /new_orleans_cemetery.htm (945 words)

	immortelle.net \| metairie
		Founded in 1872, Metairie Cemetery was built upon what had been the Metairie Race Course.
		Local legend has it that Charles T. Howard, one of the cemetery's founders, was not allowed to join the Metairie Jockey Club which owned the racetrack.
		Metairie Cemetery was the first local cemetery to be patterned after the "park-like" cemeteries of the Eastern United States.
	www.immortelle.net /page_metairie.html (214 words)

	CitiesOfTheDead (dot net): Metairie Cemetery, Post-Katrina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Metairie Cemetery is located on one of the highest points in metro New Orleans, the Metairie Ridge.
		The land for the cemetery used to be a horse racetrack, then was converted to the cemetery after the Civil War.
		The cemetery was also located on the west bank of the New Basin Canal, which is now the location of the Pontchartrain Expressway (I-10).
	www.citiesofthedead.net /archives/2005/11/metairie_cemete_1.html (290 words)

	Metairie Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Metarie Cemetery was established in 1872 on the site of the former Metairie Race Track.
		Since that time, Metairie Cemetery has become the resting place of many notables, including Jefferson Davis until he was moved to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.
		However, this cemetery was laid out in the rural style that was becoming popluar in the middle of the nineteenth century, and is the home of many beautiful shade trees as well as impressive monuments.
	www.geocities.com /aimeepopp/cems/metairie.html (97 words)

	The Second Cities of New Orleans
		Metairie Cemetery was built upon the grounds of the old Metairie Race Course after it went bankrupt.
		According to legend, the race track, which was owned by the Metairie Jockey Club, refused membership to Charles T. Howard, a local resident who had garnered his wealth by winning the local lottery.
		Metairie Cemetery has two tours available, both are free of charge.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/new_orleans/28279/1 (441 words)

	South Trekker - New Orelans, LA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Metairie Cemetery was created for the primary purpose of providing a worthy burial ground for Confederate veterans.
		It was also this core group that was behind the establishment of Metairie Cemetery as well as Confederate Memorial Hall in downtown New Orleans.
		Also interred in Metairie Cemetery is P.B.S. Pinchback, the first fl governor of Lousiana (and the U.S.) who served briefly during Reconstruction.
	home.earthlink.net /~klrouse/travel/trek/03_09_04.html (2233 words)

	Historic and ornate tombs found in Metairie Cemetery - By BUDDY STALL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		When the tomb was constructed in 1918, it was adjacent to Bayou Metairie (since closed in to widen Metairie Road).
		Situated alongside the banks of a lagoon in the beautiful and historic Metairie Cemetery are the mausoleums of three Vaccaro families and the D'Antoni family.
		The model for the frieze panel showing a youth holding a torch and hourglass is that of Henri A. Gandolfo.
	clarionherald.org /20040825/stall.htm (498 words)

	Metairie.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The present location of the Metairie Cemetery was once the location of the Metairie Race Course.
		A gentleman named Charles T. Howard was born in Baltimore in 1832 and was a big mover in the New Orleans area in the latter part of the1800's.
		He was refused admission to the Metairie Racing Club and allegedly turned the property into a cemetery.
	www.metairie.com /history/racetrack.htm (1092 words)

	CitiesOfTheDead (dot net) - Metairie Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Metairie Cemetery has the most diverse architectural styles and the largest number of historical personalities of all of our cemeteries.
		This page is intended to be an on-going project, a collection of images rather than a detailed history of the cemetery or a catalogue of the tombs contained therein.
		I go to Metairie Cemetery often, since it holds a good deal of personal significance for me (my baby daughter is buried there).
	www.citiesofthedead.net /metairie (280 words)

	our New Orleans Cemeteries: Lafayette #1, St. Louis #1, Metairie Cemetery.
		The tombs and wall vaults in New Orleans cemeteries are actual resting places of remains.
		The structures in other cemeteries are usually memorials with remains interred in crypts below ground.
		Louis Cemetery #1, commissioned in 1789, marked the beginning of above ground burial in New Orleans.
	www.tour-new-orleans.com /cemeteries.htm (213 words)

	Metairie Cemetery - Ride The Routes \| the Ultimate New Orleans Streetcar Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Before it became a cemetery in 1872, it was the Metairie Race Course.
		The cemetery is comprised of 150 acres of lush shade trees and lagoons.
		To enter the cemetery after arriving by the Canal Streetcar line, walk under the I-10 overpass and enter through the entrance on the corner of Metairie Rd/City Park Ave and I-10.
	www.ridetheroutes.com /ride/content/view/18/41 (298 words)

	YatPundit - Wednesday Cemetery Blogging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		An aerial view of Greenwood Cemetery, looking from the rear of the cemetery (near the railroad tracks), back to City Park Avenue.
		This is because, with the exception of the front row of tombs facing City Park Avenue, Greenwood's plots are all 5'x7'.
		Greenwood might not have the big, fancy tombs of "Millionaire's Row" in Metairie Cemetery, but its high density makes it a treasure trove for the local historian and/or geneaologist.
	www.yatpundit.com /archives/2006/01/wednesday_cemet_11.html (214 words)

	NOPL: Jefferson Davis Funeral Album
		On that date the body was carried by a funeral procession through the streets of New Orleans to Metairie Cemetery.
		Tomb, Army of Northern Virginia, Metairie Cemetery--Veterans and Guards of Honor awaiting the remains.
		The temporary interment--Tomb, Army of Northern Virginia, Metairie Cemetery.
	www.gno.lib.la.us /~nopl/photos/jeffd/jeffd.htm (487 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Jefferson Parish, La.
		This site only lists about 5,000 cemeteries where politicians are known to have been buried (the number grows gradually as more research is done).
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to parishes is subject to error.
		Earl Long made a speech to the legislature defending the right of fls to vote, she committed him to a state mental institution.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/LA/JF.html (569 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Orleans Parish, La.
		Louis Cemetery No. 1; reinterment in 1872 at Metairie Cemetery.
		Red Church Cemetery, St. Charles Parish, La.; reinterment at Metairie Cemetery.
		Original interment at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1; reinterment in 1872 at Metairie Cemetery.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/LA/OR5.html (2598 words)

	StoneAngels
		Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans click to go there....
		Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia click to go there....
		Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore, MD click to go there....
	www.hometown.aol.com /stoneangels (260 words)

	Digital Photography Forum :: View topic - Metairie Cemetery
		I visited Metairie Cemetery (close to New Orleans) Sunday and made some photos.
		This cemetery is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
		Haai Alan, compliments for your nice serie from the cemetery.
	www.photozo.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=5443 (401 words)

	Local Cemetery Conditions following Hurricane Katrina
		Click here to make a secure online donation to cemetery clean-up efforts.
		Click here to be added to our volunteers for clean-up when it gets underway.
		Metairie Cemetery had a range of 3 inches to five feet of floodwaters, with some areas experiencing no flooding.
	www.saveourcemeteries.org /katrina.htm (154 words)

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	Morbid Outlook - Cemetery Scenes, Metairie Cemetery
		When not working like a maniac, she can be found becoming one with the couch, especially if Three’s Company is on.
		The Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans is a very posh and well kept cemetery as opposed to the historic St. Louis cemetery, resting place (and tourist trap) of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau.
		These photos were taken in New Orleans in August 1996.
	www.morbidoutlook.com /art/galleries/1999_00_cems_mc.html (135 words)

	NOLA.com: Haunted
		• A directory of the major cemeteries in and around New Orleans.
		A petrified man; the burial that halted a seige during the Civil War; the horror of the plague:
		New Orleans' cemeteries record the toll of the Plague Years.
	www.nola.com /haunted/cities (177 words)

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	Metairie Cemetery \| Museum/Attraction Review \| New Orleans \| Frommers.com
		Home > Destinations > North America > USA > New Orleans > Attractions > Metairie Cemetery
		By car, take Esplanade north to City Park Ave., turn left until it becomes Metairie Ave
		Don't be fooled by the slightly more modern look -- some of the most amazing tombs in New Orleans are here.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/neworleans/A25407.html (148 words)

	Metairie Cemetery Records Orleans Parish Archives - LAGENWEB - USGENWEB
		Metairie Cemetery Records Orleans Parish Archives - LAGENWEB - USGENWEB
		If a text file has a photo, they can both be found in the above ftp sites.
		Metairie Cemetery Inscripitions with Images Listed by Surnames
	www.rootsweb.com /~usgenweb/la/orleans/cemmetare.htm (122 words)

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