Established 1869 Country United States No. of graves 3,153 Phone +1 928-717-7569 Burials Nicholas Foran | Location Prescott, Arizona Size 15.4 acres (6.2 ha) Founded 1869 Number of graves 3,153 | |
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Type United States National Cemetery Address 500 AZ-89, Prescott, AZ 86301, USA Similar Arizona Pioneers Home Ce, Northern Arizona VA Health C, Heritage Memory Mortuary, Mountain View Cemetery, Dr Cameron K McKinl | ||
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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 15.4 acres (6.2 ha), 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).
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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.