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Arlington National Cemetery

"Arlington Cemetery" redirects here. For the cemetery in Pennsylvania, see Arlington Cemetery (Pennsylvania).

Arlington National Cemetery
Seal of Arlington National Cemetery
Map
Details
EstablishedMay 13, 1864 (May 13, 1864)
Location
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°52′45″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87917°N 77.07222°W / 38.87917; -77.07222
TypeNational
Owned byU.S. Department of the Army
Size639 acres (259 ha)
No. of graves~400,000[1]
Websitewww.arlingtoncemetery.mil
An aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery's east entrance and the cemetery's Women's Military Memorial in August 2013

Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. Over 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.

Arlington National Cemetery was established on May 13, 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the U.S. federal government from the private ownership of Confederate States Army General Robert E. Lee's family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday.[2]

In April 2014, Arlington National Cemetery Historic District, including Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington House, Memorial Drive, the Military Women's Memorial, and Arlington Memorial Bridge, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "About" at Arlington National Cemetery
  3. ^ "Weekly list of actions take: 04//07/14 to 04/11/14". National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Adam; Tooker, Megan; Enscore, Susan (January 31, 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Arlington National Cemetery Historic District" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

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