New Orleans' Cypress Grove Cemetery | The Lunatics Project

Cypress Grove Cemetery was created for New Orleans firemen and their families. It was established in 1840. The iconic gate of the dead was constructed in the Egyptian Revival style and is often compared to the gates at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Mass. In 1904, this monument was built within Cypress Grove in honor of Chinese immigrants who had passed. There is an area within, for visitors to burn prayer notes as is tradition. This cemetery also houses the casing from an original lantern, which would have been used to illuminate the ground for the grave diggers who only worked at night to bury bodies. There is a wide passageway through the center, called Live Oak Alley (a fitting name with two large oaks to one end of the cemetery). There are smaller paths branching off on both sides. You can see what looks to be an endless “coping tomb” along the side of the cemetery, which was available for residents to rent for their deceased loved ones either until they could be buried properly, or indefinitely for residents who could not afford the more elaborate burial tombs. This was a common practice in New Orleans. Tune in to the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast, anywhere you listen to podcasts or here: https://www.lunaticsproject.com/episodes For more haunted history visit: https://www.lunaticsproject.com/ Follow on Instagram @TheLunaticsProject and Twitter @lunaticsproject Support us by shopping our spooky merch: https://lunatics-radio-hour.creator-s... Check out our collaborative and creepy art magazines: https://www.etsy.com/shop/filmsaboutl... Get a copy of Abby's collection of short Horror Stories: https://tinyurl.com/abbyhorrorstories #hauntedhistory #paranormal #travel #cemetery