Raleigh National Cemetery

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History

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.[1] Raleigh National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[2]

Notable monuments

  • The Artillery Monument, a black iron wrought cannon mounted on a cement pedestal, erected circa 1890.[1]

Notable interments

References

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External links

Template:National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina

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