ST. LOUIS CEMETERY NO. 2
Cemetery — New Orleans, Louisiana
Status: Operating · Access: Open to public
Dossier: https://haunthunt.com/place/st-louis-cemetery-no-2-new-orleans-louisiana/

The second cemetery—where the jazz men rest.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 is a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The second cemetery—where the jazz men rest. HauntHunt files it with historic cemeteries, local folklore and haunted places. Its accounts name only a collective — the cemetery dead. The dossier holds 2 reported claims, 1 legend, 1 documented fact and 1 named or described presence — documented record and retelling kept side by side. The grounds are open to visitors.

St. Louis No. 2 is the '23 — the 'yellow fever' that's the moved, the 'Square 3' that's the Black. The 'Cailloux' is the hero — the 'Union' that's the martyred, the 'Port Hudson' that's the '63. The 'jazz' is the buried — the 'Danny Barker' that's the guitarist, the 'Ernie K-Doe' that's the R&B.
The '3 blocks' is the divided — the 'Bienville/Conti' that's the cut, the 'central avenue' that's the lost. The 'worst' is the condition — the '1,600 tombs' that's the assessed, the '30' that's the restored. St. Louis No. 2 is the overshadowed — the 'No. 1' that's the famous, the 'largest Black' that's the monuments.
The file keeps St. Louis No. 2: the 1823 yellow fever, the Cailloux hero, the jazz buried, and the worst condition.
St. Louis No. 2 is the archive's New Orleans file — the forgotten square.

WHY THIS FILE MATTERS
St. Louis No. 2 is the archive's New Orleans file — the Black's monuments.
A cemetery keeps its square — the file's suggestion being that No. 2's hold is the overlooked: the 'Square 3' that's the Black, the 'Cailloux' that's the hero, and the 'worst' that's the condition.

FILED CLAIMS — 2 on record, reported not verified
· [Documented legend] named ghost legend: The dead are reportedly seen. The lore files them collectively as the cemetery dead. St. Louis Cemetery No. 2's dead are the site's permanent residents; the reports are how the living say they keep noticing. It's a documented legend: the telling is real, the contents remain folklore. Named ghosts are the ones that last — this one has lasted.
  source: St. Louis No. 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Cemetery)
· [Anecdotal] apparition: Reported figures among the tombs. A cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana accumulating ghost reports is almost tautological — but this is the one the record kept. It's anecdotal evidence in the strictest sense — stories, repeated, unresolved. The account appears in 'St. Louis No. 2'. It is the sighting the place is known for, and it hasn't stopped.
  source: St. Louis No. 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Cemetery)

HISTORY — 1 documented facts
· [1823] The 1823 cemetery is documented. A cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana with this much on record gives the file real ground to stand on. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. 'St. Louis No. 2' documents the entry. Documented ground is what separates this file from pure legend — this is part of it.

SOURCES — 1 cited
· St. Louis No. 2 — Wikipedia
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Cemetery

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