Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

Sacramento Valley National Cemetery is a 561 acres (227 ha) United States National Cemetery located about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Dixon, Solano County, California.[1] The cemetery is intersected by the Union Pacific Railroad in the southeast of the cemetery.[2] Opened for burials in 2006 with an initial 14 acres (5.7 ha) development, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends this site to serve needs for the next 50 years.[1] The cemetery is the seventh national cemetery built in the state, and the 124th national cemetery built in the U.S.[2]

Landscape of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

History

The 9 parcels of land that would eventually make up the cemetery were used as farmland from 1860 to 2004. In 2004, the land was purchased by the National Cemetery Administration and in 2006 the cemetery opened for burials, with the site being officially dedicated on April 22, 2007.[2]

Notable interments

View of the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery

References

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