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Historic veterans cemetery in New Hanover County, North Carolina
United States historic place
Wilmington National Cemetery
is a
United States National Cemetery
located in the city of
Wilmington
, in
New Hanover County, North Carolina
. Administered by the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
, it encompasses 5.1 acres (2.1 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had over 6,000 interred remains.
History
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In 1867, the land for Wilmington National Cemetery was purchased by the federal government. Most of the original interments were remains moved from Wilmington City Cemetery and nearby forts, such as
Fort Fisher
. By 1870 there were over 2,000 interments.
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In 1918, there was an outbreak of
influenza
on board a ship docked at the
Cape Fear River
which was carrying a group of
Puerto Rican
laborers to
Fayetteville, North Carolina
to aid in the construction of
Camp Bragg
. Twenty-eight of the laborers died from the disease and were interred at Wilmington National Cemetery.
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Wilmington National Cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in 1997.
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Notable interments
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There is one British
Commonwealth war grave
, of a
Royal Artillery
Gunner of
World War II
.
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