Shreveport's Historic Oakland Cemetery

Shreveport's Historic Oakland Cemetery

by Cheryl White PhD and Gary D. Joiner PhD
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 09/03/2015

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Nearly as old as the city itself, Oakland Cemetery is one of Shreveport's most significant historical landmarks. Notable residents were laid to rest here as early as 1842. In a mass grave lie nearly eight hundred victims of a virulent yellow fever epidemic that struck the city in 1873. Others interred include Annie McCune, the famous Shreveport madam who operated a brothel in the city's red-light district, as well as hundreds of Civil War soldiers, city founders and the first African American physician, Dr. Dickerson Alphonse Smith. Some souls are said to haunt the grounds still. Join authors Gary D. Joiner and Cheryl White and discover some of Shreveport's oldest stories.

ISBN:
9781625853790
9781625853790
Category:
Local history
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
09-03-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
The History Press

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