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The cemetery was dedicated in 1999 by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] National Cemetery Administration. It was the 117th national cemetery dedicated under the administration. The cemetery is on the grounds of the former [[Joliet Army Ammunition Plant]] site, which was formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal. | The cemetery was dedicated in 1999 by the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] National Cemetery Administration. It was the 117th national cemetery dedicated under the administration. The cemetery is on the grounds of the former [[Joliet Army Ammunition Plant]] site, which was formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal. | ||
The cemetery is named after President | The cemetery is named after President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th [[President of the United States]] and founder of the [[National Cemetery]] system and who is buried at [[Oak Ridge Cemetery]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]]. | ||
In 2015 the first American federally approved monument honoring [[LGBT]] veterans was dedicated at the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7chicago.com/society/monument-to-lgbt-veterans-dedicated-in-elwood/741262/ |title=Monument to LGBT veterans dedicated in Elwood |publisher=abc7chicago.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-26}}</ref> | In 2015 the first American federally approved monument honoring [[LGBT]] veterans was dedicated at the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7chicago.com/society/monument-to-lgbt-veterans-dedicated-in-elwood/741262/ |title=Monument to LGBT veterans dedicated in Elwood |publisher=abc7chicago.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-26}}</ref> | ||