New Orleans: Memorials in St. Patrick's
Throughout St. Patrick Cemetery Number One on Canal Street you'll find in-ground markers, a curious sight in a cemetery that otherwise consists of above-ground burials. Even the regular graves in cemeteries at the head of Canal Street are raised a few feet, but there are still a number of markers set in the concrete walkways, such as this one:
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St. Patrick #1 opened in 1841; according to this tablet, Mr. Newmun passed in 1817, so it's unlikely that he even came to America. Most likely his relatives wanted to remember him directly in the general vicinity of the family tomb.
And, yes, the debris you see on the marker is most likely still there from the storm. The pattern indicates receding flood waters. St. Patrick's (and all the cemeteries at the head of Canal) got about 4' of water.
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