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Virginia National Parks
National parks, monuments, natural reserves, historic sites of Virginia. Pages with photos are indicated with (pictures).

Appalachian
Lake Superior
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Appomattox
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Arlington
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Booker T Washington (pictures)
Hardy
Cape Henry Memorial
Fort Story
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
Middletown, Strasburg
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
McLean
Colonial (pictures)
Jamestown and Yorktown
Fredericksburg (pictures)
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military
Fredericksburg
George Washington Birthplace (pictures)
Westmoreland County
Great Falls (pictures)
McLean
Green Springs
Louisa County
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Arlington
Maggie L Walker
Richmond
Manassas (pictures)
Manassas
Petersburg (pictures)
Petersburg
Poplar Grove
Petersburg
Prince William Forest (pictures)
Triangle
Richmond
Richmond
Shenandoah (pictures)
Luray
Theodore Roosevelt Island
McLean
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Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Petersburg, VA

In July 1862, Congress passed legislation giving the President of the United States the authority to purchase land for the establishment of cemeteries "for the soldiers who shall die in the service of their country." This legislation effectively began the National Cemetery system. With more than 6,000 graves, Poplar Grove National Cemetery reflects the tragedy that befell the United States during the Civil War. Each simple headstone is a poignant reminder of the human cost of war. In 1933 responsibility of the cemetery was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service (NPS). It is closed for burials but visitors are invited to walk the grounds, which are open daily.