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'''San Francisco National Cemetery''' is a [[United States national cemetery]], located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]] of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with [[Golden Gate National Cemetery]], a few miles south of the city. | '''San Francisco National Cemetery''' is a [[United States national cemetery]], located in the [[Presidio of San Francisco|Presidio]] of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], [[California]]. Because of the name and location, it is frequently confused with [[Golden Gate National Cemetery]], a few miles south of the city. | ||
About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within | About 1937, San Francisco residents voted to no longer build cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for a new national cemetery was selected south of the city limits. The cemetery is one of only four officially existing within San Francisco city limits (the others being the [[Columbarium of San Francisco]], the historic graveyard next to [[Mission Dolores]], and the sarcophagus of [[Thomas Starr King]]). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||