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Lafayette Cemetery Number One

Exploring the Garden District’s City of the Dead

Lafayette Cemetery Number One

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Welcome to one of the most hauntingly beautiful corners of New Orleans. You are standing before Lafayette Cemetery Number One, a historic landmark located in the heart of the lush Garden District. Originally established in eighteen thirty-three, this site was the first planned cemetery in the city and reflects a crucial era of growth when the former suburb of Lafayette was a thriving independent town before being annexed into New Orleans. As you look through the decorative iron gates, you will see what locals call a City of the Dead—a nickname first popularized by the writer Mark Twain. This single city block serves as the final resting place for approximately seven thousand people, all housed within roughly eleven hundred above-ground family tombs and wall vaults. As your guide, I will take you beyond the surface of these crumbling white structures to uncover the science, the society, and the cinematic secrets that make this place a treasure of the American South.

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This Mappu audio guide for Lafayette Cemetery Number One highlights Welcome to Lafayette Cemetery Number One, The Engineering of the Afterlife, and A Community for Eternity, giving travelers a concise overview before exploring New Orleans.

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01Welcome to Lafayette Cemetery Number OneIn Lafayette Cemetery Number One, this section highlights Welcome to Lafayette Cemetery Number One as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
02The Engineering of the AfterlifeIn Lafayette Cemetery Number One, this section highlights The Engineering of the Afterlife as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
03A Community for EternityIn Lafayette Cemetery Number One, this section highlights A Community for Eternity as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
04Hollywood’s Favorite BackdropIn Lafayette Cemetery Number One, this section highlights Hollywood’s Favorite Backdrop as a point to understand and notice during the visit.
05Endless Stories in StoneIn Lafayette Cemetery Number One, this section highlights Endless Stories in Stone as a point to understand and notice during the visit.

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It covers Welcome to Lafayette Cemetery Number One, The Engineering of the Afterlife, A Community for Eternity, and Hollywood’s Favorite Backdrop, with practical context and details to notice during the visit.

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