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Secrets of the Old Biloxi Cemetery / by John Cuevas; contributions by Nick Black ; photography by Jason Taylor and Chris Cahill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cuevas, John, 1942- author.
- Series:
- Landmarks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cemeteries--Mississippi--Biloxi--History.
- Cemeteries.
- Cemeteries--Alabama--Mobile--History.
- Cemeteries--Louisiana--New Orleans--History.
- Biloxi (Miss.)--History.
- Biloxi (Miss.).
- Mobile (Ala.)--History.
- Mobile (Ala.).
- New Orleans (La.)--History.
- New Orleans (La.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (162 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- The countryside between Mobile and New Orleans teems with memorials, but few historic spots occasion pause for reflection like the Old Biloxi Cemetery. Burials go back to the eighteenth-century French settlement, when Biloxi was the planned capital of the Louisiana territory. Secrets abound in the old cemetery--not exactly buried, since many prominent inhabitants sealed unsolved mysteries with their final remains in the aboveground tombs developed here. Author John Cuevas explores the fascinating history of the cemetery, including the massive restoration of the iconic resting place of his ancestor Juan de Cuevas, great-grandfather to more than nine thousand Gulf Coast families.
- Contents:
- Intro
- HalfTitle
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Cemeteries in America
- 2. The Old Biloxi Cemetery
- 3. Noteworthy Burials in the Old Biloxi Cemetery
- Edward Charles Edmond "Edouard" Barq Sr.: Creator of Barq's Root Beer
- Charles Albert Bessey: Hero of Custer's Last Stand in the Great Sioux Wars
- Raymond Caillavet: Mayor of Biloxi and Civic Leader,Credited with Extending the Beachfront Road
- James Parks Caldwell: Cofounder of Sigma Chi Fraternity
- Juan José de Cuevas: The "Hero of Cat Island" in the Battle of New Orleans
- Joseph Robert Davis: Nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis
- Jean Chevalier Delauney: Created the First Permanent Free Library in the State of Mississippi
- William K.M. DuKate: One of the Fathers of Biloxi's Seafood Industry
- Frederick William Elmer: Credited with Creating Beach Boulevard (Highway 90), Three-Term Mayor of Biloxi
- John R. Guilhot: The "Hermit of Deer Island"
- Walter Henry "Skeet" Hunt: Created the Isle of Caprice, a Gambling Paradise in the Gulf, the "Father of the Mardi Gras" in Biloxi
- Joseph Henry "Dinky" Lamas: Killed by a Bear in the Naval Reserve Park Zoo
- Lazaro "Laz" Lopez: One of the Fathers of Biloxi's Seafood Industry
- Archbishop Eugene Antonio Marino: The First Black Archbishop in the United States
- George Edgar Ohr: Considered to be the First "Art" Potter in the United States and a Forerunner of the American Abstract-Expressionism Movement
- Anthony V. Ragusin: Credited with Bringing Keesler Air Force Base to Biloxi
- Pleasant Reed: One of the First Freed People to Build and Own a House in Biloxi
- Walter A. White and Cora White: Owners and Founders of the Iconic White House Hotel
- The Younghans Family (Perry Younghans, Maria Younghans and Miranda Younghans): Biloxi Lighthouse Keepers for Over Sixty Years.
- St. Cyr (Joseph Seymour) Zamor: The Patriarch of the Seymour Family on the Gulf Coast
- 4. The Tomb Boom, by Nick Black
- 5. Secrets of the Cuevas Tomb
- 6. The Mystery Woman
- 7. Preservation of the Old Biloxi Cemetery, by Nick Black
- 8. The Rededication Ceremony
- Appendix: The Cuevas Family of Cat Island.
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439673133
- 1439673136
- OCLC:
- 1261365199
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