Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When buried underground in New Orleans, the dead will "knock" during heavy rains. That is, the coffins are bumping up against the marble top. Burying above ground was the quietest and easier way to go. Within the walls of some N.O. cemeteries, one can see just how far we have sunk over the centuries. One entire level of the burial walls is underground! Inside the levees near the Mississippi River are many yellow fever victims that have been covered up by the later concrete supports for the levee. Every once in awhile, a cyprus coffin floats down river. Chris New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: know any good cemeteries? > I think the explanation is that the water table is so high in New > Orleans that when you dig a hole for a grave, it fills up with > groundwater so fast you can't get the coffin to sink. > > Here's an interesting set of shots (not mine) of Metairie Cemetery, > one of the most interesting in New Orleans. > > http://papermachebrain.com/photo/NO203/metairie/pages/1car.htm > > > SonC - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html