Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans

Greenwood Cemetery

Part of the front of Greenwood, with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments.
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Details
Established	1852
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Country	United States
Coordinates	29°59′02″N 90°06′47″W / 29.984°N 90.113°W / 29.984; -90.113
No. of interments	103,042
Website	greenwoodnola.com

Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cemetery was opened in 1852, and is located on City Park Avenue (formerly Metairie Road) in the Navarre neighborhood. The cemetery has a number of impressive monuments and sculptures.

Notables interred here include:

Confederate Tomb, Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans

Police Crypt at Greenwood Cemetery

Police Hat on the Police Crypt

Tomb of jazz musician Nunzio Scaglione

Fireman's Tomb at Greenwood Cemetery

Fireman's Statue at Greenwood Cemetery

Mason Tomb at Greenwood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery after Hurricane Katrina (photograph by Jocelyn Augustino)

Front of Greenwood Cemetery with Fireman and Elks tomb monuments in sunset