Old Lorimier Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Cape Gurardeau County, Missouri From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Old Lorimier Cemetery

The Old Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri was established between 1806 and 1808 by Louis Lorimier.[2] The cemetery is located at 500 North Fountain Street overlooking the Mississippi River.[3] There are believed to be more than 6,500 graves in the cemetery, most of them unmarked. A sidewalk serves as a north – south dividing line in the cemetery. It is said that Catholics are buried on the south and Protestants are buried on the north.[4] The east slope is believed to be the burial grounds of African-American persons. It has been recorded that as many as 1,200 soldiers from the Civil War were buried there. The grave marker for the wife of Louis Lorimier says "The Noblest Matron of the Shawnee race."[5][6][7]

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Old Lorimier Cemetery
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Old Lorimier Cemetery
Location500 North Fountain Street,
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Coordinates37°18′43″N 89°31′13″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1808 (1808)
NRHP reference No.05001091[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2005
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Dedicatory plaque at the Old Lorimier Cemetery

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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