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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. | ||