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National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
Entrance to the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
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Established	2005
Location	1158 Morgan Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 Cecil Township, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°19′00″N 80°09′13″W / 40.31667°N 80.15361°W / 40.31667; -80.15361
Type	United States National Cemetery
Owned by	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Size	292 acres (118 ha) (90 acres developed as of 2008)
No. of graves	20,000+
Website	Official website
Find a Grave	National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

The National Cemetery of the Alleghenies covers 292 acres (118 ha) in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania approximately 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Pittsburgh.

The cemetery was dedicated on October 9, 2005 by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration and is one of the newest cemeteries in the National Cemetery system. The first burials took place on August 15, 2005. It was constructed on farmland and contains a small farm cemetery with graves dating to the late 18th Century. When fully completed, it will provide over 100,000 burial spaces. The cemetery spans 292 acres (1.18 km) of land and is open to visitors daily from sunrise to sunset.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania cemeteries

References

1. ^ US Department of Veterans Affairs

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• National Cemetery of the Alleghenies at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: National Cemetery of the Alleghenies

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