Arlington National Cemetery is a lot of different memorials into one location. Inside the Cemetery there is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, Amphitheater, Arlington House, John F Kennedy gravesight. Section 60 (Afghanistan Graves) and the Challenger and Columbia memorial. The Cemetery consists of about 400,000 are buried in the Cemetery alone. Within the 400,000 graves about 5,000 are unmarked do to unknown soldiers. About 14,000 are veterans that buried at the cemetery. In the Amphitheater all 44 fought wars are inscripted into the walls of the Amphitheater. Old map of Washington D.C and the Flag of USA in 1915 are inside the Amphitheater. The cemetery services start at 8am and end at 7pm from April-September. Arlington National Cemetery
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Lee for the confederate. When he died the government took over the property and made it into cemetery. They made a cemetery out of his house and also made a personal memorial for him. The cemetery started just as a cemetery and then became a nation United States memorial. The house was the whole start of the National Memorial.
The Amphitheater was built in 1920. It was built for ceremonies for soldiers that died. The theater is now a memorial where people visit souls and the the wars inscripted in the walls of the theater. The 44 American fought wars are inscripted below the theater. Funerals are now held throughout the cemetery.
In 1864 the cemetery was taken over by the government of Arlington, Virginia. The property was converted into a cemetery to remember the soldiers that have lost their lives fighting for our country. The cemetery is on a 624 acer area. Starting with the Civil war the cemetery built for veterans that died during the conflict. It is located across the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial. The cemetery itself consists of four memorials inside the cemetery. This consists of the Arlington House, Tomb of the Unknown, Amphitheater, and the John F. Kennedy
Lee for the confederate. When he died the government took over the property and made it into cemetery. They made a cemetery out of his house and also made a personal memorial for him. The cemetery started just as a cemetery and then became a nation United States memorial. The house was the whole start of the National Memorial.
The Amphitheater was built in 1920. It was built for ceremonies for soldiers that died. The theater is now a memorial where people visit souls and the the wars inscripted in the walls of the theater. The 44 American fought wars are inscripted below the theater. Funerals are now held throughout the cemetery.
In 1864 the cemetery was taken over by the government of Arlington, Virginia. The property was converted into a cemetery to remember the soldiers that have lost their lives fighting for our country. The cemetery is on a 624 acer area. Starting with the Civil war the cemetery built for veterans that died during the conflict. It is located across the Potomac River near the Lincoln Memorial. The cemetery itself consists of four memorials inside the cemetery. This consists of the Arlington House, Tomb of the Unknown, Amphitheater, and the John F. Kennedy