Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 32° 41.326 W 117° 14.694
11S E 477042 N 3616811
A large cemetery located on Point Loma in San Diego.
Waymark Code: WMXZ0P
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in the city of San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The cemetery is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Downtown San Diego, overlooking San Diego Bay and the city from one side, and the Pacific Ocean on the other. Fort Rosecrans is named after William Starke Rosecrans, a Union general in the American Civil War. The cemetery was registered as California Historical Landmark #55 on December 6, 1932. The cemetery is spread out over 77.5 acres (31.4 ha) located on both sides of Catalina Blvd."
Street address:
San Diego, CA


County / Borough / Parish: San Diego County

Year listed: 2016

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Landscape

Periods of significance: 1800-current

Historic function: Landscape

Current function: Landscape

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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