Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
	Seal of Arlington National Cemetery
Details
Established	13 May 1864
Location	Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°52′45″N 77°04′20″W / 38.87917°N 77.07222°W
Type	National
Owned by	U.S. Department of the Army
Size	639 acres (259 ha)
No. of graves	~400,000
Website	www.arlingtoncemetery.mil

Arlington National Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the United States National Cemetery System, one of two maintained by the United States Army. More than 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres (259 ha) in Arlington County, Virginia.

Arlington National Cemetery was established on 13 May 1864, during the American Civil War after Arlington Estate, the land on which the cemetery was built, was confiscated by the U.S. federal government from the private ownership of Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee's family following a tax dispute over the property. The cemetery is managed by the U.S. Department of the Army. As of 2024, it conducts approximately 27 to 30 funerals each weekday and between six and eight services on Saturday, or 141 to 158 per week.^[2]

In April 2014, Arlington National Cemetery Historic District, including Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington House, Memorial Drive, the Military Women's Memorial, and Arlington Memorial Bridge, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]^[4]

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^ Smith, Adam; Tooker, Megan; Enscore, Susan (31 January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Arlington National Cemetery Historic District" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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[2] "About" at Arlington National Cemetery

[3] "Weekly list of actions taken: 04/07/14 to 04/11/14". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

[4] Smith, Adam; Tooker, Megan; Enscore, Susan (31 January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Arlington National Cemetery Historic District" (PDF). US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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