Little Rock National Cemetery

Little Rock National Cemetery
Location 2523 Confederate Blvd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′30″N 92°15′27″W / 34.72500°N 92.25750°W / 34.72500; -92.25750Coordinates: 34°43′30″N 92°15′27″W / 34.72500°N 92.25750°W / 34.72500; -92.25750
Area 30.7 acres (12.4 ha)
Built 1868
MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference # 96001496[1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 1996

Little Rock National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located two miles (3 km) south of the city of Little Rock, in Pulaski County, Arkansas. It encompasses 31.7 acres (12.8 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 25,172 interments. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it is currently closed to new interments.

History

The area around Little Rock National Cemetery was once a Union encampment. The cemetery itself was a plot within the Little Rock City Cemetery, purchased by the federal government in 1866 and was used to inter Union soldiers who died anywhere in Arkansas. It was officially declared a National Cemetery on April 9, 1868 at which time 3 acres (1.2 ha) were added.

In 1884, an 11-acre (4.5 ha) Confederate cemetery was established immediately adjacent to the National Cemetery. In 1938, the two cemeteries were combined, though the Union and Confederate burials continued to be in separate sections.

In 1990, additional land was purchased from the nearby Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery, and in November 1999 the city of Little Rock donated 1-acre (0.40 ha), bringing the cemetery to its current size.

Little Rock National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Noteworthy monuments

  • The Confederate Memorial, erected in 1884.[2]
  • The Minnesota Monument, a granite and bronze monument erected in 1916.

Notable interments

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Confederate Memorial at Find a Grave
  3. 1 2 Little Rock National Cemetery homepage (Notable Persons)
  4. ↑ Maurice Lee "Footsie" Britt at Find a Grave
  5. ↑ Sgt Simon Alexander Haley at Find a Grave
  6. ↑ Earl Sutton "Oil" Smith at Find a Grave
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