Milneburg was a town on the southern shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana that was absorbed into the city of New Orleans . A neighborhood to the south of this area is still sometimes known by this name; the former location of Milneburg is now in the Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks, New Orleans section, mostly under the current campus of the University of New Orleans .
26-415: Milneburg was named for landowner-developer Alexander Milne . However local pronunciation came to call it "Mill-en-burg" or "Mil-lan-burg" instead of "Miln-burg", and the name has often been seen in print misspelled Milenberg and variations. Early on it was officially designated Port Pontchartrain , but the "Milneburg" name soon replaced this for all uses except for United States Coast Guard designation of
52-460: A controversial move, the diocese is now charging tour companies for access ($ 4,500 per year, or lesser amounts for short periods). Families who own tombs can apply for a pass to visit. St. Louis No. 2 is located some three blocks back from St. Louis No. 1, bordering Claiborne Avenue . It was consecrated in 1823. A number of notable jazz and rhythm & blues musicians are buried here, including Danny Barker and Ernie K-Doe . Also entombed here
78-467: A fee. Notable New Orleanians buried in St. Louis No. 1 include Etienne de Boré , a wealthy pioneer of the sugar industry and the first mayor of New Orleans; Homer Plessy , the plaintiff from the landmark 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision on civil rights. Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial , the first African-American mayor of New Orleans was interred there in 1989. Subsequently, Morial's family built
104-510: A legacy. Lengthy litigation was brought by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon on behalf of the town of Fochabers. Louisiana courts twice ruled that the legacy could not be granted but eventually on appeal to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, the bequest was finally allowed. Saint Louis Cemetery Saint Louis Cemetery ( French : Cimetière Saint-Louis , Spanish : Cementerio de San Luis )
130-510: A new family tomb at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, and Morial's body was reinterred there in late 2014. Notable creole author and educator Alexander Dimitry is buried at Saint Louis Cemetery Number One. Most of the Dimitry family is interred there including; Andrea Dimitry and his wife Marianne Celeste Dragon. Marianne Céleste Dragon was the subject of a famous portrait painted by José Salazar . The cemetery inspired an Alkemia Perfumes' scent of
156-505: A pyramid-shaped tomb to be his future final resting place. The cemetery spans just one square block but is the resting place of many thousands. A Protestant section (generally not vaulted) lies in the northwest section. Effective March 1, 2015, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans , which owns and manages this cemetery, has closed it to the general public, ostensibly because of the rise in vandalism there. However, in
182-509: Is Andre Cailloux (1825–1863), African-American Union hero and martyr of the American Civil War . The cemetery received minor flooding during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , and its tombs seemed virtually untouched by the storm when the water went down, aside from the brownish waterline visible on all structures that were flooded. There are many notable citizens of 19th and 20th century New Orleans laid to rest here. These include
208-449: Is Sweet Emma Barrett [1897–1983], a self-taught jazz piano player and singer. New Orleans mayor Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial was reinterred at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 in a new tomb for the Morial family. St. Louis No. 3 also includes a Greek Orthodox section. The cemetery was heavily flooded during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but its tombs escaped relatively unscathed. There
234-600: Is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana . Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cemeteries No. 1 and No. 2 are included on the National Register of Historic Places and the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail . St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest and among the most prominent cemeteries in New Orleans . It
260-543: The lighthouse there, which continued to be listed as "Port Pontchartrain Lighthouse" to 1929. In the early 19th century Milneburg was connected to the city of New Orleans, which was then limited to the riverfront area, by Elysian Fields Avenue . In 1830 it was decided to build the region's first railway along this route, and the Pontchartrain Rail-Road began steam locomotive transport of people and cargo along
286-456: The 5-mile (8.0 km) route on 23 April 1831. A long pier was built into the shallows of the lake, with a portion of the rail line running atop it, enabling ocean-going ships to dock at Milneburg. The port boomed, and hotels, saloons, bath houses, and resorts were built around it, mostly atop high wooden piers in the shallows of the lake, connected by a network of pier-like wooden boardwalks . The importance of Milneburg in shipping declined in
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#1733085646214312-672: The French Quarter, some 30 blocks from the Mississippi River, fronting Esplanade Avenue near Bayou St. John . (Coordinates: 29°59′06″N 90°05′12″W / 29.98500°N 90.08670°W / 29.98500; -90.08670 .) It opened in 1854. The crypts on average are more elaborate than at the other St. Louis cemeteries, including a number of fine 19th century marble tombs. Those entombed include ragtime composer Paul Sarebresole , photographer E. J. Bellocq , and painter Ralston Crawford . Another to be entombed here
338-501: The Milne Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys and the Milne Asylum for Destitute Orphan Girls; and that my executors shall cause the same to be duly incorporated by the proper authorities of this state; and to the said contemplated institutions, and to the present institution of the society for the relief of destitute orphan boys of the City of Lafayette and parish of Jefferson in this state; and to
364-598: The Poydras Female Asylum in this city I give and bequeath in equal shares or interests of one-fourth to each, all my lands on Bayou St. Joseph and on the Lake Pontchartrain, including the unsold land of Milneburg." Louisiana state law prohibited foreign legatees from being able to inherit if the laws of the country in which the legatee resided prevented a citizen of Louisiana from receiving a similar inheritance. Scots Law allowed only British citizens to inherit
390-556: The Venerable Mother Henriette DeLille , who is a candidate for sainthood by the Catholic Church, Rodolphe Desdunes (1849–1928) and Jean Baptiste Dupeire (1795–1874) prominent citizen of New Orleans, among others. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Other politicians and soldiers interred/entombed here: St. Louis No. 3 is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) away from
416-556: The architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates ; and Paul Morphy , one of the earliest world champions of chess . Delphine LaLaurie , the notoriously cruel slave owner, is also believed to lie in rest here. Architect and engineer Benjamin Latrobe was buried at St. Louis No. 1 after dying from yellow fever in 1820, while doing engineering for the New Orleans water works. In 2010, actor Nicolas Cage purchased
442-591: The area is commemorated in the New Orleans Rhythm Kings tune "Milenburg Joys" which has remained a jazz standard . In the 1920s and 1930s a project to dredge new land on what had been the shallows of Lake Pontchartrain extended the shoreline out, and that was the end of old Milneburg. The Pontchartrain Beach amusement park was built on what had been the center of Milneburg. Later the University of New Orleans
468-456: The brick used in New Orleans was made at his works. Milne was said to be small in stature with a drooping head and his eyes continuously focused on the ground and apparently heedless of things going on around him. Although his dress was shabby causing him on occasion to be mistaken for a beggar he was well regarded by those who knew him. The Spanish Government granted Milne large tracts of swamp lands bordering on Lake Pontchartrain and seeing
494-504: The late 19th century, but it remained an important resort. A series of "camps" (houses on piers in the shallows of the lake) were regularly rented out for parties, with fishing, picnics, and dancing to live bands. Milneburg was important in the early development of jazz . Bands from different parts of the city and across racial lines would listen to each other and try to outdo each other here. Musician Sharkey Bonano grew up in Milneburg, and
520-531: The potential for development continued to invest heavily in the area right up until his death. He owned large quantities of land in his own establishment town of Milneburg (now a section of New Orleans) and according to Kendall, in the course of one week disposed of some of his landholdings realising $ 3,000,000. He continued to invest in property in New Orleans and at his death, his real estate properties were worth more than $ 2,000,000. Milne died in October 1838 and
546-612: The same name, which is described as "An atmospheric brooding of Spanish moss, crumbling stone, old cement, red clay brick, and graveyard dirt." The renowned Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is believed to be interred in the Glapion family crypt. Other notable New Orleanians here include Bernard de Marigny , the French-Creole aristocrat and politician who founded both the Faubourg Marigny and Mandeville, Louisiana ; Barthelemy Lafon ,
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#1733085646214572-457: The will was sectioned into five parts; $ 100,000 was provided for the founding of a free school for the boys and girls in Fochabers and surrounding area; to the other four his will stated the following: "It is my positive wish and intention that an asylum for destitute orphan boys and another for the relief of destitute orphan girls shall be established at Milneburg, in this parish, under the name of
598-517: Was buried in Saint Louis No. 2 Cemetery , New Orleans having made his will only three years earlier. In the will he bequeathed $ 30,000 to his relatives in his home town of Fochabers, Scotland; he freed his two house servants, gave them land on Esplanade Avenue and ensured that $ 10,000 would be provided to build two brick houses for them and until such time as the houses were built his executors would pay them $ 3 per day to support them. The remainder of
624-561: Was employed as a footman by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon and when ordered by the duke to powder his red hair, Milne declined, left his employment and emigrated to the American colonies. By 1776, Milne had moved to New Orleans in Louisiana (New Spain) , where, after doing well in the hardware business, he set up a brick-making company using mainly slave labour—by the late 18th century most of
650-550: Was established nearby. The neighborhood now designated as "Milneburg" by the New Orleans Planning Commission is actually to the south and inland of the historic Milneburg; see Milneburg, New Orleans , for the modern neighborhood. Alexander Milne (entrepreneur) Alexander Milne (1742–1838) was a Scottish American entrepreneur and philanthropist and was born in Fochabers , Moray , Scotland . He
676-688: Was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery ( French : Cimetière St. Peter ; no longer in existence) as the main burial ground when the city was redesigned after a fire in 1788. It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River , on the north side of Basin Street , one block beyond the inland border of the French Quarter . It borders the former Iberville Projects . It has been in continuous use since its foundation. The nonprofit group Save Our Cemeteries and commercial businesses offer tours for
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