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Jefferson City National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Entrance to the cemetery on Miller Street
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Location	1024 E. McCarty St., Jefferson City, Missouri
Coordinates	38°33′59″N 92°09′42″W / 38.56639°N 92.16167°W / 38.56639; -92.16167
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1867
Architect	Meigs, Montgomery C.
Architectural style	Second Empire, Classical Revival
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	98001221
Added to NRHP	October 01, 1998

Jefferson City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Jefferson City, in Cole County, Missouri. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 2 acres (0.81 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 1,792 interments. It is administered by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

History

The first interments took place in Jefferson City National Cemetery in 1861, and were American Civil War soldiers who died in the skirmishes that took place in the region. Though, the area did not see any wide-scale combat, it was officially designated a National Cemetery in 1867.

Jefferson City National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1998.

Noteworthy monuments

The 39th Regiment Monument of Centralia, Missouri, erected circa 1968 to commemorate those members of the Missouri Volunteer Infantry who died at the hands of William T. Anderson's bushwhacker forces in the Centralia Massacre (Missouri).

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. National Cemetery Administration

External links

• National Cemetery Administration
• Jefferson City National Cemetery
• Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. MO-3, "Jefferson City National Cemetery, 1024 East McCarty Street, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO", 37 photos, 2 photo caption pages
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson City National Cemetery
• Jefferson City National Cemetery at Find a Grave

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