Hampton National Cemetery - Hampton, VA
N 37° 01.340 W 076° 19.580
18S E 382019 N 4098172
A U.S. National Cemetery that encompasses 27.1 acres, and as of the end of 2005 had 27,799 interments.
Waymark Code: WM4GJC
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2008
Views: 41
From Wikipedia entry:
The first burials took place in the cemetery in 1862, and were primarily Union soldiers who died in service or at the hospital at Fort Monroe. It became a National Cemetery in 1866. While primarily for Union soldiers, it also has the interments of 272 Confederate soldiers in their own section.
Hampton National Cemetery has the interred remains of World War II prisoners of war, 55 German and 5 Italian. It also has the remains of 28 sailors from the German submarine U-85, which was sunk by USS Roper off Cape Hatteras in 1942.
Hampton National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1996.
Street address:
Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue
Hampton, VA
23669
County / Borough / Parish: Hampton City
Year listed: 1996
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Military, Architecture
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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