Acadia National Cemetery

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Acadia National Cemetery
Acadia National Cemetery
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Established2020
Location
Jonesboro, Maine
Country United States
Coordinates 44°38′47″N67°39′42″W / 44.64639°N 67.66167°W / 44.64639; -67.66167 Coordinates: 44°38′47″N67°39′42″W / 44.64639°N 67.66167°W / 44.64639; -67.66167
Type United States National Cemetery
Size6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
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Acadia National Cemetery is a 6.2 acre Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in Washington County, Maine. The cemetery will serve the burial needs of Veterans, their spouses and eligible family members.

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History and location

On September 27, 2017, the land at 1799 U. S. Route 1, Jonesboro, Maine was donated to the VA by Worcester Holdings, LLC. [1] Worcester Holdings, LLC was founded by Morrill and Karen Worcester, who also run the nonprofit group Wreaths Across America. [2]

This cemetery will be the second national cemetery in Maine and is part of the VA National Cemetery Administration Rural Initiative to provide access to VA burial benefits for Veterans who reside rural areas and who have not previously had reasonable access to a national or state Veterans cemetery. Togus National Cemetery in Chelsea, Maine, is the only other VA national cemetery in the state and is currently closed to new interments. [1]

A contract to build the cemetery was awarded in August 2018 [3] and is expected to be completed in early 2020. [2] The first phase of cemetery development will offer more than 1,400 casket and cremation spaces. The cemetery will provide burials for caskets, in-ground and columbarium burials for cremations, as well as a memorial wall for remains that are unrecoverable or identified, were buried at sea, donated to science or cremated and remains scattered. [1] The cemetery will have a capacity of 7,086 gravesites when fully constructed. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acadia National Cemetery Fact Sheet" (PDF). National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  2. 1 2 Trotter, Bill (August 25, 2019). "A new veterans cemetery in Washington County will be the 2nd in Maine run by feds". Bangor Daily News.
  3. 1 2 "VA Names New National Cemetery In Maine". National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

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