Lexington National Cemetery
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Lexington National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Lexington, Kentucky. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses less than Script error: No such module "convert"., and as of 2014 had approximately 1,700 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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[1][2]
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Kentucky in the American Civil War
- National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Kentucky
- United States national cemeteries
- Tourist attractions in Lexington, Kentucky
- Protected areas of Fayette County, Kentucky
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in Kentucky
- 1868 establishments in Kentucky