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Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located 4 miles (6 km) south of the village of Maxwell in Lincoln County, Nebraska. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs , it encompasses 20 acres (8.1 ha), and as of 2014, it had over 10,000 interments.
The fort was abandoned in 1880. A cemetery was created along with the fort. In 1873, 20 acres (81,000 m 2) were set aside for Fort McPherson National Cemetery, and the remains interred in the original post cemetery were moved to it. [5]
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church and graveyard in Kronborg. This list of cemeteries in Nebraska includes notable examples of currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (abandoned or removed) cemeteries, churchyards, columbaria, mausolea, and other formal burial grounds.
Fort Grattan: Fort Hartsuff: Fort Heath: Fort Independence: Junction Station Post: Fort Kearny: Kearney: 1848-1871 Camp Keya Paha: Fort Kiowa: Oacoma, South Dakota: Liberty Pole Camp: Fort Lisa: Omaha 1806-1820 est: Little Blue Station Post: Mackay's House: Camp McKean: Cantonment McKean: near Maxwell: Fort McPherson: near Maxwell: Camp ...
Nellie Irene Snyder Yost (June 20, 1905 – January 16, 1992) was a historian and writer. She was an active member of the Nebraska State Historical Society, serving for many years as its president, and wrote 13 books (primarily biographies) and many articles on Nebraska history, including biographies of her father, her mother, and Buffalo Bill Cody.
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McPherson County, Nebraska, and Fort McPherson National Cemetery, located near Maxwell, Nebraska, were named in his honor, and the National Cemetery was established on March 3, 1873. This 20-acre (81,000 m 2 ) cemetery is located two miles (3 km) south of Interstate 80 , near Exit 190.