Georgia National Cemetery

Georgia National Cemetery
Georgia National Cemetery
	File:Georgia National Cemetery gravestones January 2017.jpg Gravestones in the Georgia National Cemetery
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Details
Established	2006
Location	Canton, Georgia
Country	United States
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Type	United States National Cemetery
Size	Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".Script error: No such module "ConvertIB".774.9 acres (313.6 ha)
No. of graves	~25,000
Find a Grave	Georgia National Cemetery

Georgia National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the city of Canton, in Cherokee County, Georgia. Managed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 774.9 acres (313.6 ha), and has been undergoing development with the intention of servicing the interment needs of United States military veterans and their families for the next fifty years.

History

The land for the cemetery was donated by land developer and World War II veteran, Scott Hudgens. J. M. Wilkerson Construction Company, Inc. was hired to develop the land. The cemetery opened for interments on April 24, 2006 with space available for nearly 30,000 grave sites. As of 2014, more than 8,000 were interred on the site.

Notable interments

F. Lee Bailey, attorney^[1]
Ji-Tu Cumbuka, actor^[2]
Walter Victor, photographer^[3]

References

↑ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)" (in en). U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')
↑ "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)" (in en). U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')
↑ "Walter Victor Obituary". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 14, 2014. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=walter-victor&pid=172814373&fhid=3162. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

External links

National Cemetery Administration
Georgia National Cemetery
Georgia National Cemetery at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
[[[:Template:GNIS URL]] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Georgia National Cemetery]

[1] "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)" (in en). U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Bailey'; First Name: 'Francis'; Middle Name: 'Lee')

[2] "Nationwide Gravesite Locator (NGL)" (in en). U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. https://www.cem.va.gov/nationwide-gravesite-locator/. (search parameters: Last Name: 'Cumbuka')

[legacy-3] "Walter Victor Obituary". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 14, 2014. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=walter-victor&pid=172814373&fhid=3162. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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