Rock Island National Cemetery | |
 Historic gate and memorial walkway | |
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| Location | 0.25 mi N of southern tip of Rock Island |
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| Nearest city | Moline, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°30′48″N 90°31′27″W / 41.51333°N 90.52417°W |
| Area | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| Built | 1863 |
| MPS | Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000560[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1997 |
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.[2] 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-11-03.
- ^ Cemeteries – Rock Island National Cemetery – Burial & Memorials