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Established | October 31, 1956 |
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Country | United States |
Coordinates | 33°49′04″N116°26′34″W / 33.8177965°N 116.4427901°W [1] |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Palm Springs Cemetery District |
Website | Official Site |
Find a Grave | Desert Memorial Park |
The Political Graveyard | Desert Memorial Park |
Desert Memorial Park is a cemetery in Cathedral City, California, United States, near Palm Springs. [2] Opening in 1956 and receiving its first interment in 1957, [3] it is maintained by the Palm Springs Cemetery District. [4] The District also maintains the Welwood Murray Cemetery in Palm Springs. [5]
In 2001, American Veterans Post 66 dedicated a memorial at the cemetery honoring all LGBTQ veterans. [6] In 2018, the state passed California Assembly Bill 2439 designating the memorial as California's official LGBTQ veterans memorial. In recognition, a second plaque was affixed to the monument. The memorial is an obelisk of South Dakotan mahogany granite with the logo of American Veterans for Equal Rights on it. [7]
Among those buried here are: [8]