Prescott National Cemetery
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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.
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]
Gallery
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Entrance
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Flagpole
References
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External links
- National Cemetery Administration
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- CWGC: Prescott National Cemetery
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- Cemeteries in Arizona
- Buildings and structures in Prescott, Arizona
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in Arizona
- United States national cemeteries
- Protected areas of Yavapai County, Arizona
- 1869 establishments in Arizona Territory
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in the United States
- Cemeteries established in the 1860s