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Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA



 


Notizen:
231.621 Graves (Sep 2018)

7601 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

Cemetery notes and/or description:

Postal Code: 55450

Phone: 612-726-1127

The original Fort Snelling was established in 1805 near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. However, it was not until 1820 that a permanent post named Fort St. Anthony was constructed under the supervision of Col. Josiah Snelling. Gen. Winfield Scott was so impressed with the conditions at Fort St. Anthony during his first inspection in 1824 that he recommended the installation be renamed Fort Snelling.

Its original purpose was to keep peace on the western frontier, but in 1855 as the frontier moved further west, troops were withdrawn from Fort Snelling. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the fort was reopened and functioned as both an assembly ground and training camp for Minnesota volunteers. It remained open at the end of the Civil War and continued to be used as a training center. In 1947, the Fort Snelling Military Reservation was deactivated as a post, although it continues to function today as the headquarters for the 88th Army Reserve Command.

The Fort Snelling cemetery was established in 1870 to serve as a burial ground for the soldiers who died while stationed at the post. Following World War I, as new legislation expanded the eligibility requirements for burial in a national cemetery, the citizens of St. Paul organized a petition to designate a national cemetery in their area. In 1937, Congress responded with legislation that authorized a portion of land at Fort Snelling Military Reservation for this purpose. Fort Snelling National Cemetery was established in 1939 with the first burial on July 5, of Capt. George H. Mallon, whose acts of heroism at Meuse-Argonne in France were recognized with the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the dedication of the new cemetery, arrangements were made for the exhumation of the remains of those buried at the older post cemetery and the reinterment of the 680 soldiers who served from 1820-1939 buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The 1930s were also a major boom era for national cemetery growth. Ft. Snelling is one of a dozen or so very large cemeteries conceived between World War I and World War II to serve large veteran populations in some cities.

In May 1960, Fort Snelling Air Force Station transferred 146 acres of land to the national cemetery. One more land transfer of 177 acres followed in 1961, bringing the cemetery to its present size. Because of the frigid winters, about 1,000 graves are dug each fall to be used for winter interments.

Fort Snelling contains a memorial pathway that is lined with a variety of veteran's memorials from various organizations. As of Aug. 2006, there are 64 memorials at Fort Snelling National Cemetery—most commemorating soldiers of the 20th-century wars.

The cemetery is open April through September Monday through Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays - 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. From October through March, the hours are Monday through Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

and Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Adresse : Geographische Breite: 44.8701061, Geographische Länge: -93.2171058


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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Beerdigung    Personen-Kennung 
1 Buhrer, Lucy Margret  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I271598
2 Desautels, Albert Norman  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I280902
3 Dobbin, Harold Quincy  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I161850
4 Grenz, Albert G.  22 Mrz 1999Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I118421
5 Hoffer, Edwin  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I157183
6 Hunn, Raymond Victor  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I34455
7 Knutson, Victor Jerome  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I136540
8 Lind, Iris Beatrix  1 Sep 1998Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I94345
9 Miller, Ida Catherine  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I136539
10 Neidermire, Marie Elizabeth  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I118423
11 Nihart, Earl Leroy  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I183512
12 Nihart, Henrietta - wife of  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I183513
13 Norton, Anastasia  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I157184
14 Ohlhäuser, Friedrich  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I202710
15 Schabert, Catherine Mary  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I280901
16 Schaefer, Esther Violet  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I34382
17 Schaefer, Martha Alma  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I34380
18 Schwab, Mary Jane  9 Mrz 2010Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I83775
19 Stroh, Earl  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I233683
20 Stroh, Shirley June - wife of  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I233684
21 Suppan, Robert S.  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I34467
22 Tarr, Coreen Jean  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I92943
23 Thomson, Delores Evangeline  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I84319
24 Urbach, James Floyd  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I94505
25 Walcker, Victor Glenn  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I156816
26 Wilhelm, Kermit Arthur  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I246894
27 Zimbelman, Edward George  13 Apr 1988Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I94344
28 Zimpleman, Lloyd William  Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA I192991