Bicentennial Plaque -- Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga TN
N 35° 02.128 W 085° 17.228
16S E 656241 N 3878317
A plaque underneath a tree planted for the 1976 Bicentennial (the tree has been recently replaced) at Chattanooga National Cemetery was
Waymark Code: WMWTD6
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2017
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This plaque was placed in 1976 at a tree planted in the Chattanooga National Cemetery in honor of the bicentennial of the United States.
In 2017 the tree has been replaced with a different tree, but the plaque remains as a memorial and a Bicentennial memento. The plaque reads as follows:
"This tree dedicated by the Veteran's Administration in 1976 to America's Medal of Honor Recipients who helped make the bicentennial observance possible "by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.""
Address or General Location of Marker: Chattanooga National Cemetery Section P
Parking: Not Listed
Supporting Web Documentation: Not listed
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