Histopolis Place-of-the-Day
Histopolis features a different cemetery, town, county or other place every day on the Place-of-The-Day.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The Histopolis Place-of-the-Day for Wednesday, January 12, 2011 is the National Cemetery in Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota.
"Hot Springs National Cemetery is located in Fall River County, S.D., on the northeast edge of Hot Springs, S.D."In 1902, a National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was approved for the Hot Springs area and construction was completed in 1907. The home was originally named the Battle Mountain Sanitarium after a nearby mountain peak. The cemetery was established for the interment of veterans who died while residing at the home. In 1930, the home became part of the Veterans Administration and, in 1973, the cemetery was one of 21 cemeteries transferred to what was then known as the National Cemetery System.
"Hot Springs National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974."
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January 2011
Day | Place |
1 | Hampton VA National Cemetery, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia |
2 | Sarasota VA National Cemetery, Sarasota County, Florida |
3 | New Bern National Cemetery, Township 8, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina |
4 | Georgia National Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia |
5 | Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York |
6 | Richmond National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia |
7 | Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Springfield Township, Greene County, Missouri |
8 | Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly Township, Oakland County, Michigan |
9 | Fort Sill National Cemetery, Comanche County, Oklahoma |
10 | Seven Pines National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia |
11 | National Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
12 | National Cemetery, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota |
13 | Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa |
14 | Mountain Home National Cemetery, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee |
15 | Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska |
16 | Bakersfield National Cemetery, Kern County, California |
17 | Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga County, New York |
18 | Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Upper Township, Sebastian County, Arkansas |
19 | Soldiers' Lot, Mound Cemetery, Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin |
20 | San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
21 | Nashville National Cemetery, Davidson County, Tennessee |
22 | Government Lots, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia |
23 | Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
24 | Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Bent County, Colorado |
25 | Nachez National Cemetery, Supervisor District 4, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi |
26 | Massachusetts National Cemetery, Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
27 | Lexington National Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky |
28 | Camp Butler National Cemetery, Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois |
29 | Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Jackson Township, Will County, Illinois |
30 | National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee |
31 | Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
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Note: The first Place-of-the-Day was in September 2010