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Special Event

Event

Memorial Day Observance at Battleground Cemetery

Rock Creek Park

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 38.970730, -77.026710


Battleground Cemetery is located on Georgia Avenue NW

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Time:

Sunrise

Cemetery is open during daylight hours only.

Description

Flags will be placed at graves at Battleground National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. Cemetery is open from dawn until dusk. Flags will be up from Sunday May 30th through Friday June 4. 

Reservation or Registration: No

Contact Information

Civil War Defenses of Washington

Image Gallery

Park Rangers in dress uniform stand beyond a ring of headstones with flags in front of them.
Park Rangers in dress uniform stand beyond a ring of headstones with flags in front of them.
Battleground National Cemetery Event from 2012
NPS Photo
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