World Cemeteries

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood , USA

Abraham Lincoln Cemetery is a young necropolis. It was opened only at the end of the 20th century, as the 117th national cemetery in the United States. Located about 80 km from Chicago, the cemetery covers an area of ​​about 400 hectares and has about 400,000 square meters of burial sites for 2020y.. Among other things, there is the grave of jazz musician Johnny Carter. The territory of the cemetery is well-groomed. Attention is drawn to the general burial of the warriors of the opposing sides. The cemetery is open only 4 months after the Battle of Gettysburg. One of 10 places on the list of the most visited tourist attractions.

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