Histopolis Place-of-the-Day
Histopolis features a different cemetery, town, county or other place every day on the Place-of-The-Day.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Tuesday, December 7, 2010 is the Tahoma National Cemetery in King County, Washington.
"Tahoma National Cemetery was established Nov. 11, 1993, and opened for interments on Oct. 1, 1997. The cemetery was dedicated on Sept. 26, 1997. Phase II was completed in March 2006. The $6 million project includes over 12,000 new columbarium niches, more than 5,000 pre-placed crypts, road improvements, new signage, a third committal shelter and a third funeral cortege lane at the Public Information Center."Monument and Memorials
"Tahoma has a Memorial walkway containing 28 memorials that commemorate soldiers of various 20th century wars, donated by various service organizations. At the northeast corner of the walkway is the POW-MIA flag.
"A Blue Star Memorial is located north of the Public Information Center. The marker was originally part of a banner that families displayed in their homes during the 1940s to signify that they had a loved one fighting in World War II. Today, the marker honors all veterans."
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December 2010
Day | Place |
1 | Pine Grove Cemetery, Rock River Township, Alger County, Michigan |
2 | Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia |
3 | Woodlawn Monument Site, Terre Haute, Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana |
4 | Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, Salisbury Township, Rowan County, North Carolina |
5 | Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland |
6 | Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida |
7 | Tahoma National Cemetery, King County, Washington |
8 | Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia |
9 | New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana |
10 | Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia |
11 | Sacramento Valley VA National Cemetery, Solano County, California |
12 | Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana |
13 | Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
14 | Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina County, Ohio |
15 | Veterans Cemetery, Jackson County, Oregon |
16 | National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
17 | Raleigh National Cemetery, Raleigh Township, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina |
18 | South Florida VA National Cemetery, Palm Beach County, Florida |
19 | Soldiers' Lot, Woodlawn Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
20 | Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
21 | Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas |
22 | Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, Wilmington Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina |
23 | Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Jessamine County, Kentucky |
24 | Prescott National Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona |
25 | Glendale National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia |
26 | Florence National Cemetery, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina |
27 | National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
28 | Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas |
29 | National Cemetery, New York City, Brooklyn Borough, Kings County, New York |
30 | Bay Pines National Cemetery, Pinellas County, Florida |
31 | Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee |
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Note: The first Place-of-the-Day was in September 2010