Quincy National Cemetery is a small United States National Cemetery located in the city of Quincy, in Adams County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses slightly less than a half an acre, and as 2014, had 690 interments. It is currently closed to new interments, and is maintained by Rock Island National Cemetery.
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| Location | 36th & Main Sts. Quincy, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′56″N 91°21′20″W / 39.93222°N 91.35556°W |
| Built | 1861 |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000242 |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 2011 |
History
editOriginally a one-quarter acre plot within Woodland Cemetery, the first burials took place in 1861.[1] It was designated a National Cemetery on July 24, 1882.[1][2]
In 1899, the Federal Government purchase a 0.45 acre lot within Graceland Cemetery in Adams County, Illinois, and all the interments were transferred there from the soldiers' plot in Woodland Cemetery.[2] Major Martin M. Burke oversaw the removal of the remains.[1]
Quincy National Cemetery is a rectangular parcel surrounded by a black metal picket fence with an entrance on the west side.[2] A circular flagpole plaza is centered in the cemetery.[2] There are 24 rows running north and south.[2]
Sometime between 1936 and 1949, a fence dividing Graceland and the National Cemetery was improperly placed. An act of Congress (Public Law 116) was passed in 1953 to rectify the resulting property dispute.[3] More modern changes to the cemetery have divided it from Graceland so as to be its own cemetery.[2]
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 2011.[4]
Notable monuments
edit- Three gun monuments the New York Arsenal.
References
edit- ^ a b c Dittmer, Arlis (2021-07-04). "Quincy's National Cemetery". Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ a b c d e f "Quincy National Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Quincy National Cemetery
- ^ Administration, National Cemetery. "VA.gov | Veterans Affairs". www.cem.va.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
External links
edit- National Cemetery Administration
- Quincy National Cemetery
- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. IL-5, "Quincy National Cemetery, 36th and Maine Street, Quincy, Adams County, IL", 8 photos, 2 photo caption pages
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy National Cemetery
- Quincy National Cemetery at Find a Grave