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Oak Ridge Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Illinois
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Location1441 Monument Ave., Springfield, Illinois
Area137 acres (55 ha)
Built1855
ArchitectSaunders, William
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.95000986 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1995

Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery located in Springfield, Illinois in the United States.

Lincoln's Tomb, which serves as the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of his children, is located at Oak Ridge. A number of other prominent politicians and persons from Illinois are also buried at the cemetery.

As a result of Lincoln's Tomb, Oak Ridge is the second-most visited cemetery in the United States, after Arlington National Cemetery.[2]

The Cemetery has memorials for the Korean War, World War II and the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Notable burials

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ www.graveyards.com
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