Historic Cemetery Found in New Orleans Back Yard After Owner Decided To Dig for Pool and Instead Unearths 13 Caskets

Posted by admin on Nov 15, 2011

When a man decided to dig a plot in his New Orleans backyard for a swimming pool, he ended up discovering a historic cemetery that dates back to the 1700s. Vincent Marcello lives in the historic French Quarter of the city and unearthed 13 caskets while workers dug up his backyard.

The caskets were said to be stacked one on top of the other underground, at the property that used to be St. Peter Cemetery before it was closed down.

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