Amazing Monuments --and a TOMB DESTROYED - "Part 8 Goin South". Greenwood & Cypress Grove Cemeteries

The Next "Goin South" Episode 9 LINK -    • COMPELLING STORY OF HEALING, and, Prosthet...  . THESE CEMETERIES: (1) As you approach GREENWOOD, your eyes are drawn immediately to the Firemen’s Monument. The monument was commissioned by the FCBA to mark their 50th anniversary. The six-foot statue of a volunteer fireman, the centerpiece of the monument. To the right of the Firemen’s Monument is a large, green mound topped by a bronze statue of an elk. This is the tumulus of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 30. It was built in 1912. The other large memorial at the front of Greenwood Cemetery is the Confederate Monument. But we find much more, cast iron family tombs, and other cast iron oddities...and one tomb mysteriously destroyed, perhaps still a remanent from the wrath of 2005's Hurricane Katrina. (2) Cypress Grove Cemetery, located right across the street, was actually the first of these two associated cemeteries built. It became the first cemetery built to honor New Orleans volunteer firemen and their families. It was made possible in 1838 by New Orleans philanthropist Stephen Henderson whose estate left property to the Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. 🟡 Check out my Book: "INTO THE UNKNOWN - True Stories of a Pilot Cheating Death" on Amazon for $12.95 USD - https://www.amazon.com/Into-Stories-P... 🟢 MERCH - Sweatshirts, T-shirts & Mugs - https://facesoftheforgotten.itemorder... 🟢 Connect up on Faces' INSTAGRAM to see SEMI-LIVE Video & Images at the SCENE, as we produce upcoming episodes:   / facesofthoseforgotten   🔵 Make a DONATION to support our channel - https://www.paypal.com/donate?busines... THIS CHANNEL: _________________________________________________________ The Angel face you see is the Haserot, named “The Angel of Death Victorious". The stoic angel is seated on the marble gravestone of canning entrepreneur Francis Haserot and his family. Holding an extinguished torch upside-down, it represents a symbol of life extinguished. Wings are outstretched and the gaze is straight ahead. IN THE END, DEATH ALWAYS WINS. LEST THE FACES NOT BE FORGOTTEN... This channel is focused on casually walking and viewing a handful of the thousands of forgotten names and faces at various cemeteries near and afar. Seeing their faces up close. And when able, telling the stories behind their names. Most graves are unknown and lost to history. Some are famous. And some infamous.... ....and some with tragic endings. #Graves #Cemeteries #Death