Lexington National Cemetery
- Lexington National Cemetery
Infobox_nrhp | name =Lexington National Cemetery
nrhp_type =
caption =
location= Lexington, Kentucky
lat_degrees = 38 | lat_minutes = 3 | lat_seconds = 28.37 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84 | long_minutes = 30 | long_seconds = 39.92 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1868
architect=
architecture= No Style Listed
added = September 03, 1998
governing_body = VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
mpsub=Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
refnum=98001135 [cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
Lexington National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. It encompasses less than 4050 square metres (1 acre), and as of the end of 2005 had 1,390 interments. It is closed to new interments.
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 metres (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.
ee also
*United States Department of Veterans Affairs
*United States National Cemetery
References
External links
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/ National Cemetery Administration]
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/lexington.asp Lexington National Cemetery]
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