Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA
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N 38° 33.152 W 077° 21.446
18S E 294573 N 4269757
726 acre Veterans Administration national cemetery located midway between Washington, DC and Fredericksburg, VA
Waymark Code: WM5PAG
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2009
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Quantico National Cemetery is located on land that was part of the U.S. Marine Corps training base adjacent to Quantico in Prince William County, Va. The land has been used by the military for over 200 years. First, around 1775 by the Commonwealth of Virginia for Navy operations, and later, as a blockade point for the Confederate army during the Civil War.
In 1918 a permanent Marine base was established at Quantico. The Marine Corps Schools, a forerunner of the Marine Corps Development and Education Command, was created there in 1921. Since 1941, the focus of the base has been individual education rather than unit training. In 1977, the Marine Corps donated 725 acres of this land to the VA’s National Cemetery Administration, to establish a facility at Quantico. The cemetery was formally dedicated on May 15, 1983.
Date cemetery was established: 1977 - Opened May 1983
Visiting hours:
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise to sunset
Office Hours:
Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Burial Space:
This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains.
Number of Interments Thru Fiscal Year 2008: 24,209
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit.
We would also like to hear about any of your deceased family members who may be laid to rest in the cemetery.