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Holt Cemetery, originally a burial ground for the city's indigent population, was first mentioned in city records in 1879 and was most likely named for Joseph Holt, a physician from Charity Hospital. Its original 400' by 600' plot was enlarged in 1909 with an additional plot on St. Louis Street. Unlike other cemeteries in the New Orleans area, its burials are entirely underground. The cemetery contains many war veterans, and Buddy Bolden, the "King of Jazz," is buried there in an unmarked grave.
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New Orleans, Louisiana · United States
