Shreveport's Historic Oakland Cemetery: Spirits of Pioneers and Heroes

Shreveport's Historic Oakland Cemetery: Spirits of Pioneers and Heroes
ISBN-10
1626198381
ISBN-13
9781626198388
Category
Architecture
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Authors
Gary D. Joiner, PhD, PhD & Cheryl White

Description

The history of Shreveport's Cemetery and those that are known to be buried there.

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