West Virginia National Cemetery
Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
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Pruntytown, West Virginia 26354 United StatesCoordinates: 39.33502, -80.07306 - www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/westvirginia.asp
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West Virginia National Cemetery is located approximately five miles west of Grafton, W.Va., in Taylor County. Beginning in the 1960s, it became increasingly apparent that the Grafton National Cemetery was running out of burial space. As a result, West Virginia veterans' organizations began lobbying for a second national cemetery. In 1975, after extensive studies to determine whether or not Grafton could be expanded, authorities determined that the grounds were too steep and the cost too prohibitive. The West Virginia United Veterans National Cemetery Committee was formed and began to pressure the governor and members of the congressional delegation for a new national cemetery.
After extensive negotiations between the Veterans Administration and the state, a 58-acre tract that had been part of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys was selected for use as a new cemetery. Although construction was incomplete, the cemetery was dedicated Sept. 27, 1987, and opened for interments the following day.
Monuments and Memorials
The Industrial School for Boys monument is a granite memorial that was dedicated in 1992. It was erected in memory of residents of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys who were buried at the cemetery between 1890 and 1939.
West Virginia National Cemetery is located approximately five miles west of Grafton, W.Va., in Taylor County. Beginning in the 1960s, it became increasingly apparent that the Grafton National Cemetery was running out of burial space. As a result, West Virginia veterans' organizations began lobbying for a second national cemetery. In 1975, after extensive studies to determine whether or not Grafton could be expanded, authorities determined that the grounds were too steep and the cost too prohibitive. The West Virginia United Veterans National Cemetery Committee was formed and began to pressure the governor and members of the congressional delegation for a new national cemetery.
After extensive negotiations between the Veterans Administration and the state, a 58-acre tract that had been part of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys was selected for use as a new cemetery. Although construction was incomplete, the cemetery was dedicated Sept. 27, 1987, and opened for interments the following day.
Monuments and Memorials
The Industrial School for Boys monument is a granite memorial that was dedicated in 1992. It was erected in memory of residents of the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys who were buried at the cemetery between 1890 and 1939.
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Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
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Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
- Total memorials74
- Percent photographed66%
- Percent with GPS4%
Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
- Total memorials443
- Percent photographed63%
- Percent with GPS0%
Pruntytown, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
- Total memorials3k+
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- Percent with GPS2%
- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 109446
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