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Washington's tomb at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., originally designed to entomb the body of George Washington. Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia.
The logo of Find a Grave used from 1995 to 2018 [2] Find a Grave was created in 1995 by Salt Lake City, Utah, resident Jim Tipton to support his hobby of visiting the burial sites of famous celebrities. [3] Tipton classified his early childhood as being a nerdy kid who had somewhat of a fascination with graves and some love for learning HTML. [4]
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.
Citizens Cemetery, Flagstaff (site of mass grave of victims of 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision) City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa; Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe; Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale; Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery; Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery, Phoenix; Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery, Bullhead City
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier United States For deceased U.S. service members whose remains have not been identified Unveiled November 11, 1921 ; 103 years ago (November 11, 1921) Location 38°52′35″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87639°N 77.07222°W / 38.87639; -77.07222 Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia HERE RESTS IN HONORED GLORY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER KNOWN BUT TO GOD The Tomb of ...
His is the only grave of a German POW at Arlington National Cemetery. [14] Kara Spears Hultgreen (1965–1994), the first female naval carrier-based fighter pilot; Alexander Hunter (1843–1914), Confederate private and author of the Civil War memoir Johnny Reb & Billy Yank [15]
Burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are located across 26 states and the District of Columbia.The state with the most U.S. Supreme Court justice burial sites is Virginia with 20 – 14 of which are at Arlington National Cemetery.
National memorial is a designation in the United States for an officially recognized area that memorializes a historic person or event. [1] As of September 2020 the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the Department of the Interior, owns and administers thirty-one memorials as official units and provides assistance for five more, known as affiliated areas, that are operated by other ...