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{{Short description|Historic veterans cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland}}
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|name = Baltimore National Cemetery
|image = Baltimore National Cemetery 1.jpg
|imagesize = 300px
|caption = Baltimore National Cemetery in September 2012
|established = 1807
|country = United States
|location = 5501 Frederick Ave, [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|map_type=United States Baltimore#Maryland#USA
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|type = Public
|size = {{convert|72.2|acre}}
|owner = [[US Department of Veterans Affairs]]
|graves=>47,000
|website = {{Official|http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/baltimore.asp}}
|findagraveid=80731
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| added        = March 8, 2016
| refnum       = 16000059<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/16000059|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2016-04-08|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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'''Baltimore National Cemetery''' is a [[United States National Cemetery]] located along [[Maryland Route 144]] on both sides of the boundary between the neighborhoods of [[Beechfield, Baltimore|Beechfield]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore City]] and [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]] in [[Baltimore County, Maryland|Baltimore County]]. It encompasses {{convert|72.2|acre}}.<ref name="Cemeteries" /> {{as of|2022}}, the cemetery has nearly 46,000 interments.<ref name="VA">{{cite web | url=https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/baltimore.asp | title=Baltimore National Cemetery | publisher=US Department of Veterans Affairs | accessdate=27 December 2022}}</ref>    It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2016.

A kiosk located on the side of the cemetery's administration building lists the names of veterans and dependents buried in this and two other cemeteries: [[Annapolis National Cemetery]] and [[Loudon Park National Cemetery]]. The kiosk also provides map locations for each grave.<ref name="Cemeteries" />

== History ==
The area of the Baltimore National Cemetery was once part of an elevated site in Baltimore, referred to as early as 1750 as the Cloud-Capped estate. It was originally owned by the [[Baltimore Company]] and [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]].  In 1890 it was acquired by Blanchard and Susan Randall. When the nearby Loudon Park National Cemetery was deemed full, the War Department surveyed the area for a new site. In 1936 the federal government took possession of the land for a cost of $95,000, and began converting the estate to "Little [[Arlington National Cemetery|Arlington]]". The old mansion was demolished, fences were put up, roads were constructed, and landscaping was done as part of a Works Progress Administration to invest in infrastructure during the [[Great Depression]]. The first interment took place on December 22, 1936, but the cemetery was not formally dedicated until May 30, 1941.<ref name="Cemeteries">[http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/Baltimore.asp Cemeteries – Baltimore National Cemetery] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201161951/http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/Baltimore.asp |date=December 1, 2016 }}, Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 2010-08-04</ref> In 2019, The Durable Restoration Company provided restoration of the exterior Tudor style stone facade and slate roof.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== Notable monuments ==
The memorial area of the cemetery has monuments representing each of the six [[United States Marine Corps]] divisions from [[World War II]].<ref name="Cemeteries" />

== Notable interments ==
* Medal of Honor recipients
 Fireman, First Class [[Loddie Stupka]] (1878–1946), Medal of Honor recipient for peacetime service in the [[United States Navy]].<ref name="Cemeteries" />
* Other notable burials
 CW2 [[Joseph B. Aviles, Sr.]] (1897–1990), the first [[Hispanic]] promoted to [[chief petty officer]] and later the first Hispanic to be promoted to [[chief warrant officer]] in the [[United States Coast Guard]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120805221243/http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/HispanicAmericansChronology.asp "Hispanic-Americans & The U.S. Coast Guard"]. United States Coast Guard (August 4, 2010). Retrieved 2010-08-05</ref><ref>[http://www.interment.net/data/search-usa-maryland.htm?cx=partner-pub-1928517298809652%3Ae1kcewlu31x&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Joseph+B.+Aviles&sa=Search Avriles, Joseph B.]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608233645/http://www.interment.net/data/search-usa-maryland.htm?cx=partner-pub-1928517298809652%3Ae1kcewlu31x&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Joseph%20B.%20Aviles&sa=Search |date=June 8, 2011 }} Results of name search on Interment.net. Retrieved 2010-08-05</ref>
 Hattie Carroll (1911–1963), murder victim whose death was the subject of Bob Dylan's song "[[The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll]]".
 [[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear Admiral]] [[Leo Otis Colbert]] (1883–1968), third Director, [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps]] (1938–50).<ref name="cgsbio">[http://www.history.noaa.gov/cgsbios/biob10.html history.noaa.gov Profiles in Times: C&GS Biographies: Leo Otis Colbert] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220165413/http://www.history.noaa.gov/cgsbios/biob10.html |date=February 20, 2013 }}</ref>
 [[Elijah Stansbury Jr.]] (1791–1883), [[Mayor of Baltimore]], member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]], soldier in [[War of 1812]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107062316/col-stansburys-funeral-24-dec-1883/ |title=Col. Stansbury's Funeral |date=1883-12-24 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-08-06}}{{Open access}}</ref>
 [[Waters Edward Turpin]] (1910–1968), author during the Harlem Renaissance, United States Navy

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="nolines" heights="200px">
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 2.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 3.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 8.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 9.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery, Flag September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 10.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 12.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 13.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 14.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 15.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
File:Baltimore National Cemetery 16.jpg|Baltimore National Cemetery September 2016
</gallery>

==References==
[[File:Baltimore National Cemetery - Durable 2019.jpg|thumb|Baltimore National Cemetery – The Durable Restoration Company]]
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==External links==
{{commons category|Baltimore National Cemetery}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100804123037/http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/division_flsh.asp?dnum=4 National Cemetery Administration]
* [http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/baltimore.asp Baltimore National Cemetery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060216150236/http://interment.net/data/us/md/baltimorecity/baltnat/index.htm Interment.net: Baltimore National Cemetery]
* {{HALS |survey=MD-4 |id=md1682 |title=Baltimore National Cemetery, 5501 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Independent City, MD |photos=23 |cap=3}}
* {{GNIS|type=retired|583011}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}

[[Category:Catonsville, Maryland]]
[[Category:Historic American Landscapes Survey in Maryland]]
[[Category:United States national cemeteries]]
[[Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Maryland]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Baltimore County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1800s]]
[[Category:1807 establishments in Maryland]]