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Historic veterans cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina
United States historic place
Raleigh National Cemetery
is a
United States National Cemetery
located in the city of
Raleigh
in
Wake County, North Carolina
. Administered by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
, it encompasses 7 acres (2.8 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 6,000 interments. It is currently closed to new interments and is maintained by
New Bern National Cemetery
.
History
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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
frame building with a brick veneer and slate roof. Other contributing resources are the entrance gate, perimeter wall, rostrum, flagpole, and artillery monument.
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Raleigh National Cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1997.
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Notable monuments
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- The Artillery Monument, a black iron wrought cannon mounted on a cement pedestal, erected circa 1890.
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Notable interments
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