Histopolis Place-of-the-Day
Histopolis features a different cemetery, town, county or other place every day on the Place-of-The-Day.
Monday, November 8, 2010
The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Monday, November 8, 2010 is the West Virginia National Cemetery in Taylor County, West Virginia.
"West Virginia National Cemetery is located approximately five miles west of Grafton, W.Va., in Taylor County. Beginning in the 1960s, it became increasingly apparent that the Grafton National Cemetery was running out of burial space. As a result, West Virginia veterans’ organizations began lobbying for a second national cemetery. In 1975, after extensive studies to determine whether or not Grafton could be expanded, authorities determined that the grounds were too steep and the cost too prohibitive. The West Virginia United Veterans National Cemetery Committee was formed and began to pressure the governor and members of the congressional delegation for a new national cemetery."After extensive negotiations between the Veterans Administration and the state, a 58-acre tract that had been part of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys was selected for use as a new cemetery. The land was transferred, but construction was delayed by inclement weather and negotiations with local contractors. Although construction was incomplete, the cemetery was dedicated Sept. 27, 1987, and opened for interments the following day."
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November 2010
Day | Place |
1 | Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside County, California |
2 | Quincy National Cemetery, Quincy, Quincy Township, Adams County, Illinois |
3 | Fort Custer National Cemetery, Ross Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
4 | Finns Point National Cemetery, Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey |
5 | Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell Precinct, Lincoln County, Nebraska |
6 | Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
7 | Mound City National Cemetery, Mound City Precinct, Pulaski County, Illinois |
8 | West Virginia National Cemetery, Taylor County, West Virginia |
9 | Lebanon National Cemetery, Lebanon, Marion County, Kentucky |
10 | Rock Island National Cemetery, Moline Township, Rock Island County, Illinois |
11 | Little Rock National Cemetery, Little Rock, Big Rock Township, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
12 | San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Merced County, California |
13 | Marion National Cemetery, Marion, Center Township, Grant County, Indiana |
14 | Port Hudson National Cemetery, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
15 | Fort Mitchell National Cemetery, Russell County, Alabama |
16 | Mill Springs National Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky |
17 | Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Springfield Township, Greene County, Missouri |
18 | Saint Augustine National Cemetery, Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Florida |
19 | Confederate Cemetery, Alton, Alton Township, Madison County, Illinois |
20 | Staunton National Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia |
21 | Soldiers' Lot, Woodland Cemetery, Mound City, Mound City Township, Linn County, Kansas |
22 | Soldiers' Lot, Baxter Springs Cemetery, Spring Valley Township, Cherokee County, Kansas |
23 | Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamón, Hato Tejas Barrio, Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico |
24 | Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California |
25 | Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee |
26 | Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia |
27 | Crown Hill Confederate Plot, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana |
28 | Soldiers' Lot, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine |
29 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso County, Texas |
30 | Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia |
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Note: The first Place-of-the-Day was in September 2010