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    informally known as the Protect Cemeteries Act, is a U.S. federal law which amended the findings of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 by including...
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    maintains 26 American military cemeteries and other memorials outside the United States. Twelve national cemeteries were established in 1862. A total...
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    February 22, 1867, with an “Act to establish and to protect National Cemeteries.” This was followed on July 1, 1870, by an Act of Congress authorizing the...
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    Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly...
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    observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include...
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    War grave (redirect from War cemeteries)
    Burial at sea Canadian war cemeteries Commonwealth War Graves Commission Missing in action Mortuary Affairs National cemetery The Unknown Warrior Tomb of...
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    sites (the Special Places Protection Act) and to protect burial plots and cemeteries (the Cemeteries Protection Act). Heritage conservation in Canada List...
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    veterans cemeteries. As part of its operations, the VA marks graves in national and state cemeteries (and the graves of veterans in private cemeteries upon...
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    Desecration of graves (category Cemetery vandalism and desecration)
    Earthrise Alliance first reported the razing of Uyghur cemeteries. At least 45 of these cemeteries had been razed since 2014. In December 2023 the New York...
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    archaeological sites constitute 'unregistered cemeteries' that are, in essence, in violation of the Cemeteries Act. The discovery of such burials will require...
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  • P, Greater London Cemeteries and Crematoria, Society of Genealogists, 3rd ed. 1994; Hugh Meller & Brian Parsons, 'London Cemeteries, An Illustrated Guide...
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    "Brookwood Cemetery". 2 November 2018. Beach, Darren, London's Cemeteries, Metro Guides, 2006. Meller, Hugh & Brian Parsons, London Cemeteries: an illustrated...
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    prohibiting cemeteries from being landlocked with the passage of Public Act 525 of 2012. This allowed for recent restoration efforts, and the cemetery and state...
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    voted to bar the opening of new cemeteries within the city proper and, as a result, the site for the new national cemetery was selected south of the city...
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    natural cemeteries, promotes the concept to the public, and certifies cemeteries, funeral directors and caskets for use in participating cemeteries. The...
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    structure at the cemetery. The memorial is the only NCA-managed hemicycle memorial and is one of three hemicycles located in national cemeteries. The others...
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    Jackson National Cemetery joins two existing civil war cemeteries in South Carolina, Florence National Cemetery and Beaufort National Cemetery. Initial construction...
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    water contamination. An Act of Parliament was passed which allowed joint-stock companies to purchase land and set up large cemeteries outside the boundaries...
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  • Public Law (United States) 108–109: National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003 (text) (PDF) "New National Cemeteries - Burial & Memorials". Archived from the...
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    interments in 1988. It is now one of the busiest cemeteries in the United States. Florida National Cemetery is located in the Withlacoochee State Forest,...
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    of London's Jewish cemeteries and is designated Grade II on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The cemetery, which has 29,800 graves...
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    to determine appropriate procedures to protect the inherent rights of American Indians, as laid out it the act. Public Law 95-341 95th Congress Joint...
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  • Forms and Information Burial grounds and cemeteries in Minnesota are governed by the Private Cemeteries Act. The Act was first enacted in 1976, and has been...
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    Baseball pitcher List of cemeteries in Alabama Daniels, Malcomb. "First burials begin June 25 at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo" [1] Archived...
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    Grave robbery (category Cemetery vandalism and desecration)
    stretches of land in the dark. Note that Mount Auburn Cemetery is over 175 acres. Other cemeteries, of the time, that were originally built away from populated...
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    of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act enacted one year earlier, as the Government of India Act had by then rendered it vestigial, powerless...
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    Canberra (redirect from Canberra, ACT)
    Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988. This federal act defines the legislative power of the ACT assembly. The ACT was given its first federal parliamentary...
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    Marx". Biography.com. Retrieved June 5, 2017. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries "Robert Marx Obituary (2023) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times". Legacy...
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    desecration of cemeteries" because it would "combat religiously-motivated vandalism of cemeteries and also prevent developers from building over cemeteries, a new...
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  • properties. Thus, they may protect the property more than a National Register listing does. The Department of Transportation Act, passed on October 15, 1966...
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