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Prescott National Cemetery

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History
Notable monuments
Notable interments
Gallery
References
External links

{{Infobox cemetery
|name=Prescott National Cemetery
|image=Prescott National Cemetery.jpg
|established=1869
|country=United States
|location= Prescott, Arizona
|type= United States National Cemetery
|size={{convert|15.4|acre|ha}}
|graves= 3,153
|findagraveid= 109434
}}

Prescott National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Prescott, in Yavapai County, Arizona. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses {{convert|15.4|acre}}, and as of the end of 2005 it had 3,153 interments, and is currently closed to new interments. It is one of two national cemeteries in Arizona (the other being National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona).

History

The cemetery was originally established near Fort Whipple in 1864, but was moved to its present location in 1869 after flash flooding washed out many of the grave sites. Most of the remains interred in the cemetery are from the time of the Indian Wars.

Prescott National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Notable monuments

Unknown Soldiers Monument, made of white marble blocks with a cross on top.

Notable interments

Nicholas Foran, Medal of Honor recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars.
Rufus Danforth, served as Sapper Rufus Davis, World War I soldier of British Royal Engineers, only Commonwealth war grave in the cemetery.^[1]

Gallery

References

1. ^ CWGC Casualty Record.

External links

National Cemetery Administration
Prescott National Cemetery
{{HALS |survey=AZ-1 |id=az0594 |title=Prescott National Cemetery, 500 Highway 89 North, Prescott, Yavapai County, AZ |photos=14 |cap=2}}
{{GNIS|2059216}}

CWGC: Prescott National Cemetery

7 : Cemeteries in Arizona|Buildings and structures in Prescott, Arizona|Historic American Landscapes Survey in Arizona|United States national cemeteries|Protected areas of Yavapai County, Arizona|1869 establishments in Arizona Territory|Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in the United States

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