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Submitted: 4/5/16 • Approved: 4/5/16 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R119830-G0-S3
Originally this was the site of the relocated Fort St. Jean Baptiste and the first formal burial ground at the Natchitoches Post. Graves date from the middle eighteenth century and represent the following French, Spanish and American founders buried here are those of all races and all faiths. It is named the American Cemetery after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
Natchitoches Chapter 1997
Photo courtesy of William Holly
Contributed on 4/5/16
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Record #: 119830