First Jewish Cemetery

First Jewish Cemetery (HM2L2A)

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N 32° 30.575', W 93° 45.273'

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— Shreveport —

The Hebrew Benevolent Assn. of Shreveport purchased a quarter acre of Oakland Cemetery from the city in July, 1858. The resulting Jewish cemetery was Shreveport's first and Louisiana's fifth. This cemetery was used exclusively from 1858-1886 and intermittenly from 1886-1950.
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HM NumberHM2L2A
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Placed ByThe Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau
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Date Added Saturday, September 21st, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 429124 N 3597172
Decimal Degrees32.50958333, -93.75455000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 30.575', W 93° 45.273'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 30' 34.5" N, 93° 45' 16.38" W
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