Next week is my tour of the Old City Cemetery in Monroe on DeSiard Street. We will meet at Mayor Forsythe's grave at 10am. Mayor Forsythe is buried near the DeSiard street entrance to the cemetery. I'll be guiding the group around the cemetery, talking about the lives of some of the cemetery "residents". If … Continue reading Don’t Forget My Cemetery Tour the 26th!
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A Tour of the Old City Cemetery
A few weeks back, a patron came in and asked if my cemetery tour was online anywhere. When I answered no, he showed me what could be done with Google Maps. I was blown away. So, I give you, my virtual tour of Monroe's Old City Cemetery.
Thompson Wood “Woodie” Lee
Thompson Wood Lee Monument - Old City Cemetery Back in 1996, I had a college B & W photography assignment and I chose cemetery markers as my subject. One of the markers that drew my attention was Woodie Lee's marker in the Lee family plot. It is huge. It shows a scabbard and two crossed … Continue reading Thompson Wood “Woodie” Lee
Mary McCranie
To me, the obituary for a little ten month old baby girl is the most moving tribute I have ever read. When I first read it, I had to get up and walk away for a few minutes. She was the daughter of George William McCranie, the editor and publisher of the Ouachita Telegraph. To … Continue reading Mary McCranie
The State of Our Cemetery
When I found this, I thought, "The More things change..." The Ouachita Standard Friday, April 5, 1839 Page 2, Column 1 OUR CEMETERY. We would call the attention of our inhabitants to the wretched state of our cemetery were it not for the fact that it has been so often adverted to that the … Continue reading The State of Our Cemetery
McLain Monument
McLain Monument The McLain Monument rests in Monroe's Old City Cemetery. Next to the Saunders Monument, it is probably the most well known memorial in the cemetery. The angel's hand points up towards Heaven and she carries a crown in her left hand. She marks the family plot of Captain L.D. McLain who founded the … Continue reading McLain Monument
Monroe’s Old City Cemetery
Take a drive down DeSiard Street towards old downtown Monroe. Just a half mile past 18th Street, to your left you will find one of Monroe’s most picturesque cemeteries. Many people pass by it daily without a thought. Some are familiar with the legend of Sidney Saunders, whose statue stares out from its perch next … Continue reading Monroe’s Old City Cemetery
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 