Prescott National Cemetery

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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 acre, and has over 7,500 interments. Beginning in 2020 its new columbaria is accepting new inurnments. 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

Notable interments

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