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December 20, 1996. Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the United States. The 22.5-acre (91,000 m 2) cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.
The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street, S.E., in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the only American "cemetery of national memory " founded before the Civil War. [2] Over 65,000 individuals are buried or memorialized at the ...
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A Brief History of Congressional Cemetery. Historic Congressional Cemetery has been a final resting place for Washingtonians for over 207 years. In 1790 the ten mile square along the Potomac River was chosen for a new federal District and Pierre L’Enfant mapped out a city plan by 1792. Despite elaborate planning for the new capital, no ...
R56/S137. Francis Malbone (1759–1809), Representative, Senator Rhode Island, died on the steps of the Capitol. R25/S2. Felix Grundy McConnell (1809–1846), Representative Alabama. R55/S114. Jeremiah McLene (1767–1837), Representative – Ohio, Major General of militia in the American Revolution, Ohio Secretary of State.
An aerial view of Arlington National Cemetery's east entrance and the cemetery's Women's Military Memorial in August 2013. Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington ...
Explore the history of our cemetery and read information about some notable people who were buried in our historic burial ground. Visit us at our location, or call 202-543-0539.
Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC, contains the remains of some of the nation’s most respected leaders, luminaries, and activists. From the time of its establishment in 1807 until the end of the Civil War, seventy-five Senators and Representatives, as well as 10 former mayors of Washington and many high-ranking executive, judicial and military officers were interred at Congressional ...
