Established 2006 Country United States No. of graves ~8,000 Phone +1 770-479-9300 | Location Canton, Georgia Size 774.9 acres (313.6 ha) Founded 2006 Burials Walter Victor | |
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Type United States National Cemetery Address 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr, Canton, GA 30114, USA Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosed Similar Marietta National Cemetery, Etowah River Park, Blankets Creek Mountain, New Albany National, Cherokee County Courthouse | ||
Georgia national cemetery as seen from the air
Georgia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Canton, in Cherokee County, Georgia. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 774.9 acres (313.6 ha), and has been undergoing development with the intention of servicing the interment needs of United States military veterans and their families for the next fifty years.
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Georgia national cemetery in 4k drone footage
History
The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 30,000 grave sites. As of 2014, more than 8,000 were interred on the site.
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Georgia National Cemetery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA