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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs .
Golden Gate National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in California, located in the city of San Bruno, 12 miles (20 km) south of San Francisco. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with San Francisco National Cemetery , which dates to the 19th century and is in the Presidio of San Francisco , in view of the ...
Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery, Sacramento; listed as a California Historical Landmark, first Jewish cemetery in the state; Chung Wah Cemetery, Folsom; on the National Register of Historic Places; East Lawn Memorial Park, East Sacramento; Folsom Prison Burial Grounds Cemetery, Folsom; Home of Peace Cemetery, Sacramento; New Helvetia Cemetery, East ...
National Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee Creation of national cemeteries. The United States National Cemetery System is a system of 164 military cemeteries in the United States and its territories. The authority to create military burial places came during the American Civil War, in an act passed by the U.S. Congress on July 17, 1862. [1]
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park is a California state park, located in Eureka, California, United States.Its displays interpret the former U.S. Army fort, which was staffed from 1853 to 1870, the interactions between European Americans and Native Americans in roughly the same period, logging equipment and local narrow gauge railroad history of the region.
The cemetery is an extension of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and when complete will accommodate the remains of approximately 235,000 veterans and spouses. [2] Nearby Fort Rosecrans Cemetery closed to most casket burials in 1966, and prior to Miramar's opening, the only option for casket burials of San Diego region veterans was Riverside ...
Riverside National Cemetery (RNC) is a cemetery located in Riverside, California, dedicated to the interment of United States military personnel. The cemetery covers 921 acres (373 ha). It has been the most active cemetery in the system since 2000, based on the number of interments.
Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. [2] Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957, [3] it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District. [4] The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs. [5]