Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
About this landmark
Burial place of 12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor, who grew up at Springfield in eastern Jefferson County. Established as a national cemetery in 1928. Taylor's mausoleum sits at the highest point.
From Wikipedia
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Veterans cemetery in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 4701 Brownsboro Road (US-42), in Louisville, Kentucky. It is named for Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, who is buried there with his wife, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983. As of 2014, the cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the United States. Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War.
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Details
- Year Built
- 1928
- Style
- National Cemetery
- Period
- Roaring Twenties
- Era
- 1928
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