Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton

Name: Dayton National Cemetery
Address: 4100 W 3rd St, Dayton, 45428, United States
Telephone: (937) 262-2115

#15 among attractions in Dayton

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Dayton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio. It encompasses 116.8 acres and as of July 18, 2019, had 55,359 interments. In January, 2014, it was one of only fourteen cemeteries to be designated as a national shrine. A new 2,000 niche columbarium was dedicated on July 24, 2014. It is one of a few National Cemeteries with their own Honor Squad. Since its formation, unless refused by family and during a few weeks the National Cemetery Administration disallowed military honors in their cemeteries, no veteran has been buried without a Rifle Salute in addition to "Taps" and the folding and presentation of the Flag. It is also the only National Cemetery with the remains of a funeral tunnel which once allowed deceased veterans to be removed from the Home Hospital to the cemetery. Plans are in process to restore the entrance into the tunnel to its original form. ()

Established: 1867 (157 years ago)Graves: 56 thous.Coordinates: 39°44'48"N, 84°15'37"W

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4100 W 3rd StFairlaneDayton 45428 United States

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(937) 262-2115

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Dayton National Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dayton Art Institute, Welcome Stadium, Carillon Historical Park, Wright Cycle Company.

3.4 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton
88 min walk • The Dayton Art Institute is a museum of fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The Dayton Art Institute has been rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children.
3.4 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Welcome Stadium, Dayton
86 min walk • Welcome Stadium is an 11,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Dayton, Ohio, United States, owned and operated by Dayton Public Schools.
3.5 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Carillon Historical Park, Dayton
90 min walk • Carillon Historical Park is a 65-acre park and museum in Dayton, Ohio, which contains historic buildings and exhibits concerning the history of technology and the history of Dayton and its residents from 1796 to the present.
2.6 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Wright Cycle Company, Dayton
68 min walk • The bicycle business of the Wright brothers, the Wright Cycle Company successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio. Orville and Wilbur Wright began their bicycle repair, rental and sales business in 1892, while continuing to operate a print shop. These shops helped them fund their aeronautical studies.
2.6 miSE
Museum, Historical place, Native American architecture
SunWatch Indian Village, Dayton
66 min walk • SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park, previously known as the Incinerator Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 33-MY-57, is a reconstructed Fort Ancient Native American village next to the Great Miami River on West River Road in Dayton, Ohio.
2.3 miE
Museum, Paul Laurence Dunbar, History museum
Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton
60 min walk • The Paul Laurence Dunbar House was the 1904–1906 home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton, Ohio. It is a historic house museum owned by the state of Ohio and operated by Dayton History on behalf of the Ohio Historical Society; it is also part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.
3.3 miE
Theater, Universities and schools, Concerts and shows
Sinclair Community College, Dayton
86 min walk • Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio.
2.7 miE
39°45'21"N • 84°12'42"W
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton
68 min walk • Museum, National park, Historical place
3.5 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dayton
91 min walk • Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church building in downtown Dayton, Ohio, United States. Constructed at the end of the nineteenth century for a new parish, it closed in 1996, but was reopened in 2001 when a Vietnamese Catholic group began to use the church.
3.4 miE
Museum
Newcom Tavern, Dayton
88 min walk • Newcom Tavern, also known as the "Old Cabin", is an historic structure in Dayton, Ohio and is the city's oldest existing building. It was built in 1796 for Colonel George Newcom and his wife Mary, who ran it as a tavern and hostel.
2.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Dayton View Historic District, Dayton
75 min walk • The Dayton View Historic District is a 680-acre sector of Dayton, Ohio, United States, developed in the late 19th century and consisting of 219 structures, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.