Georgia National Cemetery

Georgia National Cemetery
Georgia National Cemetery
	Gravestones in the Georgia National Cemetery
Details
Established	2006
Location	Canton, Georgia
Country	United States
Coordinates	34°14′09″N 84°34′50″W / 34.23583°N 84.58056°W
Type	United States National Cemetery
Size	774.9 acres (313.6 ha)
No. of graves	~25,000
Find a Grave	Georgia National Cemetery

Georgia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Canton, in Cherokee County, Georgia. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 774.9 acres (313.6 ha), and has been undergoing development with the intention of servicing the interment needs of United States military veterans and their families for the next fifty years.

History

The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 30,000 grave sites. As of 2014, more than 8,000 were interred on the site.

Notable interments

F. Lee Bailey, attorney^[1]
Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor^[2]
Walter Victor, photographer^[3]

References

^ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')
^ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')
^ "Walter Victor Obituary". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014 – via Legacy.com.

External links

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Georgia_National_Cemetery
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[1] "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')

[2] "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)". National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Retrieved March 12, 2024. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')

[legacy-3] "Walter Victor Obituary". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014 – via Legacy.com.

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