Chapel at Maryland State Veterans Cemetery Garrison Forest - Owings Mills MD - Cemetery Chapels on Waymarking.com

The description of the chapel is that is it is primarily granite block on the sides and back and it has a glass front. In the winter it has a green awing with plastic sides to keep rain and snow from the patrons. It is free of charge for use as the cost is born by the state and a small fee for burial. It is located about 50 feet from the cemetery office. The chapel opened in 1983 at the same time as the cemetery.

LOCATION: 11501 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills MD 21117.

From the their website: Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery is the most active of Maryland’s 5 Veterans Cemeteries, conducting more than 1,300 burials per year. Currently, this cemetery is the second busiest State Veterans Cemetery in the nation. Since December 1983, when the facility opened, more than 37,000 veterans and their dependents have selected this cemetery as a final resting place. Five phases of cemetery development are expected to provide approximately 46,000 burial sites at this location. The Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery is located on Garrison Forest Road, near the Rosewood State Hospital, in Owings Mills, Maryland. Formerly used for agricultural purposes, the site consists of 110 acres bounded by woodlands.

Date of Chapel Construction: 1983 Denomination of Chapel or Cemetery (if applicable): Non Denominational Active Chapel?: yes Main Construction Material of Chapel: Granite Block Description of Cemetery added in Long Description: yes

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