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  2. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

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    Fredericksburg National Cemetery was created by act of Congress, in July 1865 after reunification of the states, to honor the Federal soldiers who died in local battles or from disease. The cemetery was placed on Marye's Heights , a Confederate stronghold during the Battle of Fredericksburg.

  3. United States National Cemetery System - Wikipedia

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    The National Cemetery Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains 148 national cemeteries as well as the Nationwide Grave-site Locator, which can be used to find burial locations of American military Veterans through their searchable website.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in ...

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    Location of Fredericksburg in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fredericksburg, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National ...

  5. List of Confederate monuments and memorials in Virginia

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    Two monuments at Big Bethel Cemetery, within Langley Air Force Base: [23] Big Bethel UDC Monument (1905) [24] UDC Monument (1964), commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Big Bethel [25] Hampton National Cemetery: Two small, granite blocks near the burial location of 272 Confederates are inscribed "To Our Confederate Dead" [26]

  6. List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of ...

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    Youngs Memorial Cemetery: Oyster Bay: New York: 27 William Howard Taft [35] March 8, 1930: Arlington National Cemetery: Arlington: Virginia: 28 Woodrow Wilson [36] February 3, 1924: Washington National Cathedral: Washington, D.C. 29 Warren G. Harding [37] August 2, 1923 [G] Harding Tomb [Q] Marion: Ohio: 30 Calvin Coolidge [38] January 5, 1933 ...

  7. Fredericksburg, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Fredericksburg's daily newspaper is The Free Lance–Star. The Free Lance was first published in 1885, and competed with two twice-weekly papers in the city during the late 19th century, the Fredericksburg News and The Virginia Star. While the News folded in 1884, the Star moved to daily publication in 1893. In 1900, the two companies merged ...

  8. Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park includes three cemeteries. Over 15,000 Union soldiers, many unidentified, are buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The other two cemeteries are dedicated to fallen Confederate soldiers. [5]

  9. Washington Avenue Historic District (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

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    Washington Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Fredericksburg, Virginia. The district includes 36 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site (the Gordon Family Cemetery), and 4 contributing objects in the city of Fredericksburg. It includes substantial, high-style residences that line both the east and the west ...