Lebanon National Cemetery
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Lebanon National Cemetery | |
Nearest city | Lebanon, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°33′09″N 85°16′07″W / 37.55250°N 85.26861°W |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1863 |
NRHP reference No. | 75000801[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 05, 1975 |
Lebanon National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located just outside the city of Lebanon in Marion County, Kentucky. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 14.8 acres (6.0 ha) and as of the end of 2005 it had 4,699 interments. It is administered by the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
History
First established in 1862 as a cemetery for nearby Camp Crittenden, the Union supply depot in Lebanon, and the military hospitals in the area. It was designated a National Cemetery in 1867. Two donations of land in the 1980s expanded the cemetery to its current size.
Lebanon National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
References
External links
- National Cemetery Administration
- Lebanon National Cemetery
- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. KY-3, "Lebanon National Cemetery, Lebanon, Marion, KY"
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lebanon National Cemetery
- Lebanon National Cemetery at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1863 establishments in Kentucky
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Kentucky
- United States national cemeteries
- Protected areas of Marion County, Kentucky
- Historic American Landscapes Survey in Kentucky
- Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs