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Florence National Cemetery
Florence National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Florence, South Carolina.[2][3] Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 24.9 acres (10.1 ha), and as of 2021, had over 12,000 interments.
Florence National Cemetery | |
Graves in the cemetery | |
| Location | 803 E. National Cemetery Rd., Florence, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°11′05″N 79°45′15″W / 34.18472°N 79.75417°W |
| Area | 10.4 acres (4.2 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001207[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 5, 1998 |
History edit
The cemetery was originally created on land appropriated, and later purchased, by the federal government. The land was first owned by James H. Jarrott and was a quarter of a mile from the Florence Stockade. It became a National Cemetery in 1865, and remains from nearby Civil War battlefield cemeteries were transferred and reinterred there.
Florence National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Notable interments edit
- Florena Budwin, a woman who donned a Union uniform and pretended to be a man so she could serve alongside her husband, who was a Captain, in the Civil War. Her husband was killed and she was captured by the Confederate forces, and served as a nurse at the Florence prisoner of war camp until her death.
- Boatswain's Mate First Class James Elliott Williams, Medal of Honor recipient for action in the Vietnam War.
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sammartino, Therese T. (August 20, 1997). "Christ Episcopal Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Florence National Cemetery, Florence County (803 East National Cemetery Rd., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florence National Cemetery.
- National Cemetery Administration
- Florence National Cemetery
- Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. SC-2, "Florence National Cemetery, 803 East National Cemetery Road, Florence, Florence County, SC", 28 photos, 3 photo caption pages
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence National Cemetery
- Florence National Cemetery at Find a Grave