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Raleigh National Cemetery is a
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located in the city of
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in
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. Administered by the
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, it encompasses , and as of the end of 2005, had 6,000 interments. It is currently closed to new interments and is maintained by
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.


History

The cemetery was established in 1865. The cemetery lodge formerly housed the cemetery superintendents / directors. It was built in 1938, and is a two-story, six-room
Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...
frame building with a brick veneer and slate roof. Other contributing resources are the entrance gate, perimeter wall, rostrum, flagpole, and artillery monument. Raleigh National Cemetery was listed on the
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in 1997.


Notable monuments

* The Artillery Monument, a black iron wrought cannon mounted on a cement pedestal, erected circa 1890.


Notable interments

* Sergeant First Class
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(1933–1969)
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recipient for action in the
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References


External links


National Cemetery Administration

Raleigh National Cemetery
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