Winchester National Cemetery - Winchester, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 39° 11.104 W 078° 09.374
17S E 745624 N 4341167
Located on the eastbound side of National Avenue
Waymark Code: WM13WDN
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2021
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The land around Winchester National Cemetery was used for burials as early as 1862, but after the Civil War additional land was appropriated by the federal government and it was officially dedicated on April 8, 1866. The land was not legally transferred to the U.S. government until Dec. 1, 1870, when the landowner, Jacob Baker, was paid $1,500 for the 4.89-acre (1.98 ha) tract and the deed was signed and executed.
Numerous Union soldiers from surrounding battlefields were reinterred here, including those from the different battles of Winchester, the Battle of Front Royal, Battle of New Market, Battle of Harpers Ferry, as well as actions at Snickers Gap, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Romney, West Virginia.
The cemetery grounds underwent significant renovations during the 1930s, adding walls, maintenance buildings, and improving the headstones.
Winchester National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_National_Cemetery)
Date cemetery was established: April 8, 1866
Visiting hours:
Open daily from dawn to dusk.
Website pertaining to the cemetery: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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