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== History == | == History == | ||
The cemetery was originally established near [[Fort Whipple, Arizona|Fort Whipple]] in 1864, but was moved to its present location in 1869 after flash flooding washed out many of the grave sites. The majority of gravesites here span from the [[American Indian Wars]] to the | The cemetery was originally established near [[Fort Whipple, Arizona|Fort Whipple]] in 1864, but was moved to its present location in 1869 after flash flooding washed out many of the grave sites. The majority of gravesites here span from the [[American Indian Wars]] to the Vietnam War. | ||
Prescott National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999. | Prescott National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999. | ||
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== Notable interments == | == Notable interments == | ||
* | * Medal of Honor recipients | ||
** [[Nicholas Foran]] (1844–1927), recipient for action in [[Arizona Territory]] during the Indian Wars | ** [[Nicholas Foran]] (1844–1927), recipient for action in [[Arizona Territory]] during the Indian Wars | ||
* Others | * Others | ||
** Jim Russell Pike (1936–2019), vocalist with [[The Lettermen]] | ** Jim Russell Pike (1936–2019), vocalist with [[The Lettermen]] | ||
** Rufus Danforth (1888–1920), served as Sapper Rufus Davis, | ** Rufus Danforth (1888–1920), served as Sapper Rufus Davis, World War I soldier of British [[Royal Engineers]], only [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|Commonwealth war grave]] in the cemetery.<ref name=cwgc>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4010202/DANFORTH,%20RUFUS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522233249/http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4010202/DANFORTH,%20RUFUS |date=2014-05-22 }} CWGC Casualty Record.</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||