Greenwood Cemetery

After wandering around the Garden District we drove out to Greenwood Cemetery, the largest and one of the oldest in New Orleans. Under the hot sun we walked through three different sections and felt the presence of all the saints buried in this place. It was amazing to see the variety of ornate family mausoleums and the long wall of unmarked crypts that framed off the entire cemetery grounds. Most of the burial markings indicated that the deceased were laid to rest in the mid-1800's. We saw a woman born in Feb. 1776 and a veteran of the war of 1812. Amazing! We left singing "When the Saints Go Marching In." This place is truly holy ground.