0.25 mi N of southern tip of Rock Island, Moline, Illinois. County/parish: Rock Island.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 1997. NRIS 97000560.
1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures. 13 contributing objects.
Rock Island National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located within Rock Island Arsenal near the city of Rock Island, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 66 acres (27 ha), and as of the end of 2006, had 24,525 interments. The cemetery is also nearing compliance with the National Shrine guidelines, due to its use of college students during the summer to reset and realign stones. When looking from any one stone there should be seven lines visible and all should be straight.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835514