Prescott National Cemetery
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Prescott National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Prescott, in Yavapai County, Arizona. It encompasses 15.4 acres, and as of the end of 2005 it had 3,153 interments. It is currently closed to new interments.
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[edit] History
The cemetery was originally established near Fort Whipple in 1864, but was moved to its present location in 1869 after flash flooding washed out many of the gravesites. Most of the remains interred in the cemetery are from the time of the Indian Wars.
Prescott National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
[edit] Notable monuments
- Unknown Soldiers Monument, made of white marble blocks with a cross on top.
[edit] Notable interments
- Private Nicholas Foran, Medal of Honor recipient for action in Arizona Territory during the Indian Wars.
