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Little Rock National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located approximately two miles (3 km) south-east of the Arkansas State Capitol Building, being within the city of Little Rock, and 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.
The Minnesota Monument, a granite and bronze monument erected in 1916.




Notable interments


Lieutenant Maurice Britt (1919–1995), Medal of Honor recipient for action in World War II, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Sergeant Simon A. Haley (1892–1973), professor of agriculture and father of author Alex Haley
Dick Hogan (1917–1995), actor
Earl Sutton Smith (1897–1963), Major League Baseball player
Captain John H. Yancey (1918–1986), decorated United States Marine of World War II and the Korean War




See also



National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas
List of cemeteries in Arkansas




References






External links



National Cemetery Administration
Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock National Cemetery List of Burials
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock National Cemetery at Find a Grave
Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. AR-2, "Little Rock National Cemetery, 2523 Confederate Boulevard, Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR", 41 photos, 4 photo caption pages

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