Oak Ridge Cemetery
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Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery located in Springfield, Illinois in the United States.
The tomb that 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.[1]
The Cemetery has memorials for the Korean War, Vietnam War, and World War II.
[edit] Notable burials
- William Henry Bissell
- John Cook
- Shelby Moore Cullom
- Ninian Edwards
- William Lee D. Ewing
- William Jayne
- John J.H. Kelly (Medal of Honor)
- John L. Lewis
- Abraham Lincoln
- Mary Todd Lincoln
- Vachel Lindsay
- John Alexander McClernand
- John Riley Tanner
- Arthur Harrison Wilson (Medal of Honor)
[edit] Gallery
Korean War Memorial |
Close up of Korean War Memorial |
Battle of Chosin Reservoir Memorial |
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
Vietnam War Memorial close up |
World War II Memorial |
The European Theater side of the World War II Memorial |
Lincoln's Tomb Burial room |
Lincoln's Tomb Custodian's Residence |
Governor John Riley Tanner's tomb |
