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'''Arlington National Cemetery''' is the final resting place for more than 250,000 military servicemen. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]. It is located in the county of [[Arlington]], [[Virginia]], not far from the [[Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]].
'''Arlington National Cemetery''' is the final resting place for more than 250,000 military servicemen. It is also the location of the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]. It is located in the county of [[Arlington]], [[Virginia]], not far from the [[Pentagon]] and across the [[Potomac River]] from [[Washington DC]]. The 200 acre cemetery was officially designated on June 15, 1864, by Secretary of War [[Edwin M. Stanton]].
==Other Facts==
There are more than 3,800 former slaves buried in the cemetery. Their headstones are have the word "Civilian" or "Citizen" on them.
Two former [[Presidents of the United States]] are buried in the cemetery: [[William Taft]] and [[John F. Kennedy]].
Four former [[United States Supreme Court]] [[Justices]] are buried in the cemetary: [[William Taft]], [[Earl Warren]], [[Warren Burger]], and [[William Rehnquist]].
==Resources==
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/index.htm
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