Area 2,833 m² Added to NRHP 3 September 1998 | NRHP Reference # 98001135 Year built 1868 | |
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MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS Burials Roger Hanson, John Y. Brown Sr., William O. Burgin | ||
The necro tourist at the lexington national cemetery 2016
Lexington National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses less than 4050 square meters (1 acre), and as of 2014 had approximately 1,700 interments. It is closed to new interments.
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- The necro tourist at the lexington national cemetery 2016
- Birding expedition to lexington national cemetery
- History
- References
Birding expedition to lexington national cemetery
History
Lexington National Cemetery was originally a military section of the Lexington Cemetery which was first used to inter American Civil War casualties in 1861. After the war, several makeshift battlefield cemeteries had their remains moved to Lexington. In 1863, the lot was officially designated a National Cemetery, and in 1867, an additional 1500 square meters (0.38 acres) were purchased by the federal government to increase the lot to its current size.
Lexington National Cemetery was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1998.