Prescott National Cemetery

Veterans cemetery in Yavapai County, Arizona
Prescott National Cemetery
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Details
Established1869
Location
Prescott, Arizona
CountryUnited States
TypeUnited States National Cemetery
Size15.4 acres (6.2 ha)
No. of interments>7,500
Find a GravePrescott National Cemetery

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 has over 7,500 interments. Beginning in 2020 its new columbaria is accepting new inurnments.[1] 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. The majority of gravesites here span from the American Indian Wars to the Vietnam War.

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.
Unknown Soldier Monument

Notable interments

  • Medal of Honor recipients
    • Nicholas Foran (1844–1927), recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars
  • Others
    • Jim Russell Pike (1936–2019), vocalist with The Lettermen
    • Rufus Danforth (1888–1920), served as Sapper Rufus Davis, World War I soldier of British Royal Engineers, only Commonwealth war grave in the cemetery.[2]
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Prescott National Cemetery
    Prescott National Cemetery
  • Flagpole
    Flagpole

References

  1. ^ Administration, National Cemetery. "Prescott National Cemetery – National Cemetery Administration". www.cem.va.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine CWGC Casualty Record.
  • National Cemetery Administration
  • Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. AZ-1, "Prescott National Cemetery, 500 Highway 89 North, Prescott, Yavapai County, AZ", 14 photos, 2 photo caption pages
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prescott National Cemetery
  • Prescott National Cemetery at Find a Grave Edit this at Wikidata
  • CWGC: Prescott National Cemetery

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