Raleigh National Cemetery
Raleigh National Cemetery | |
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| Location | 501 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′27″N 78°37′14″W / 35.77417°N 78.62056°W |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000022[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1997 |
Raleigh National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 7 acres (2.8 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 6,000 interments. It is currently closed to new interments and is maintained by New Bern National Cemetery.
History
[edit]The cemetery was established in 1865. The cemetery lodge formerly housed the cemetery superintendents / directors. It was built in 1938, and is a two-story, six-room Colonial Revival frame building with a brick veneer and slate roof. Other contributing resources are the entrance gate, perimeter wall, rostrum, flagpole, and artillery monument.[2] Raleigh National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
Notable monuments
[edit]- The Artillery Monument, a black iron wrought cannon mounted on a cement pedestal, erected circa 1890.[2]
Notable interments
[edit]- Sergeant First Class William Maud Bryant (1933–1969 †) US Army Special Forces – Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Therese T. Sammartino (December 1996). "Raleigh National Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
External links
[edit]- National Cemetery Administration
- Raleigh National Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raleigh National Cemetery
- Raleigh National Cemetery at Find a Grave
