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Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

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231.621 Graves (Sep 2018)

7601 34th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA

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Postal Code: 55450

Phone: 612-726-1127

The original Fort Snelling was established in 1805 near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers. However, it was not until 1820 that a permanent post named Fort St. Anthony was constructed under the supervision of Col. Josiah Snelling. Gen. Winfield Scott was so impressed with the conditions at Fort St. Anthony during his first inspection in 1824 that he recommended the installation be renamed Fort Snelling.

Its original purpose was to keep peace on the western frontier, but in 1855 as the frontier moved further west, troops were withdrawn from Fort Snelling. With the outbreak of the Civil War, the fort was reopened and functioned as both an assembly ground and training camp for Minnesota volunteers. It remained open at the end of the Civil War and continued to be used as a training center. In 1947, the Fort Snelling Military Reservation was deactivated as a post, although it continues to function today as the headquarters for the 88th Army Reserve Command.

The Fort Snelling cemetery was established in 1870 to serve as a burial ground for the soldiers who died while stationed at the post. Following World War I, as new legislation expanded the eligibility requirements for burial in a national cemetery, the citizens of St. Paul organized a petition to designate a national cemetery in their area. In 1937, Congress responded with legislation that authorized a portion of land at Fort Snelling Military Reservation for this purpose. Fort Snelling National Cemetery was established in 1939 with the first burial on July 5, of Capt. George H. Mallon, whose acts of heroism at Meuse-Argonne in France were recognized with the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the dedication of the new cemetery, arrangements were made for the exhumation of the remains of those buried at the older post cemetery and the reinterment of the 680 soldiers who served from 1820-1939 buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The 1930s were also a major boom era for national cemetery growth. Ft. Snelling is one of a dozen or so very large cemeteries conceived between World War I and World War II to serve large veteran populations in some cities.

In May 1960, Fort Snelling Air Force Station transferred 146 acres of land to the national cemetery. One more land transfer of 177 acres followed in 1961, bringing the cemetery to its present size. Because of the frigid winters, about 1,000 graves are dug each fall to be used for winter interments.

Fort Snelling contains a memorial pathway that is lined with a variety of veteran's memorials from various organizations. As of Aug. 2006, there are 64 memorials at Fort Snelling National Cemetery—most commemorating soldiers of the 20th-century wars.

The cemetery is open April through September Monday through Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays - 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. From October through March, the hours are Monday through Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

and Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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	Nachname, Taufnamen	Beerdigung		Personen-Kennung
1	Buhrer, Lucy Margret		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I271598
2	Dobbin, Harold Quincy		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I161850
3	Grenz, Albert G.	22 Mrz 1999	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I118421
4	Hoffer, Edwin		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I157183
5	Knutson, Victor Jerome		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I136540
6	Lind, Iris Beatrix	1 Sep 1998	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I94345
7	Miller, Ida Catherine		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I136539
8	Neidermire, Marie Elizabeth		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I118423
9	Nihart, Earl Leroy		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I183512
10	Nihart, Henrietta - wife of		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I183513
11	Norton, Anastasia		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I157184
12	Ohlhäuser, Friedrich		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I202710
13	Schaefer, Martha Alma		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I34380
14	Schwab, Mary Jane	9 Mrz 2010	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I83775
15	Stroh, Earl		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I233683
16	Stroh, Shirley June - wife of		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I233684
17	Suppan, Robert S.		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I34467
18	Tarr, Coreen Jean		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I92943
19	Thomson, Delores Evangeline		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I84319
20	Urbach, James Floyd		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I94505
21	Walcker, Victor Glenn		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I156816
22	Wilhelm, Kermit Arthur		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I246894
23	Zimbelman, Edward George	13 Apr 1988	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I94344
24	Zimpleman, Lloyd William		Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA	I192991