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Quincy National Cemetery

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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. More modern changes to the cemetery have divided it from Graceland so as to be its own
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Quincy National Cemetery is a rectangular parcel surrounded by a black metal picket fence with an entrance on the west side. A circular flagpole plaza is centered in the cemetery. There are 24 rows running north and south.
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In 1899, the Federal Government purchase a 0.45 acre lot within Graceland Cemetery in
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy National Cemetery
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Quincy National Cemetery, 36th and Maine Street, Quincy, Adams County, IL
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Historic veterans cemetery in Adams County, Illinois
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Quincy National Cemetery is located in Illinois
Quincy, Illinois
39°55′56″N 91°21′20″W / 39.93222°N 91.35556°W / 39.93222; -91.35556
MPS
11000242
United States National Cemetery
Quincy
Adams County, Illinois
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Rock Island National Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery
Adams County, Illinois
National Register of Historic Places



"Quincy's National Cemetery"






"Quincy National Cemetery--Civil War Era National Cemeteries: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary"
Quincy National Cemetery
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National Cemetery Administration
Quincy National Cemetery

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