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and occupies roughly 130 acre (0.5260918 km²).
Arlington Cemetery consists of the Mount Vernon Office, Toppitzer Funeral Home, Williamsburg Chapel, The Museum of Mourning Art, The Garden Mausoleum, The Monticello Mausoleum, and a greenhouse. In addition, the cemetery itself is divided up into about 18 sections, each individually named.
Toppitzer Funeral Home
Toppizter Funeral Home offers both traditional services and cremation. In addition, Toppitzer Funeral Home uses a replica of an 18th century horse drawn hearse upon request for funeral processions. The original horse drawn hearse can be seen in the Museum of Mourning Art located within the Mount Vernon office.Monticello Mausoleum
The Monticello Mausoleum is loosely modeled after the original Virginia home of Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
. There is a bronze bell under the dome that was cast in the foundry of Paul Revere
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride...
. The bell was originally made for a church in Vermont, the bell was then moved to Pennsylvania. The bell rings once during a burial in the mausoleum.
Williamsburg Chapel
The Williamsburg Chapel is a non-denominational chapel. It has been used for weddings, and at Christmas time each year, a free holiday concert is held there.The Museum of Mourning Art
Arlington Cemetery established a permanent Museum of Mourning Art dedicated to the study of beliefs and rituals that surround the arts of dying and grieving. The collection is located in the Mount Vernon office and contains both spiritual and historical symbols. These are symbols such as an angel, the Lamb of God, wreath, urn and stages of life. Appearing on various art forms most popular between the 17th and 19th centuries, they adorn books, paintings, jewelry, gates, and clocks.One of the more unusual artifacts in the Museum is a cemetery gun. At the time, physicians and artists stole bodies from new graves for their studies. Acting as a night watchman, the cemetery gun was rigged to go off if someone tripped over it in the graveyard. It was eventually outlawed in England due to the innocent people it shot.
Horse Drawn Hearse
Buried individuals
- Lloyd AlexanderLloyd AlexanderLloyd Chudley Alexander was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, mostly fantasy novels for children and adolescents, as well as several adult books...
(1924 - 2007) - Author of children's fantasy fiction books, such as the "Chronicles of Prydain" series. Won the Newbery Medal for "The High King" in 1969. - Jack ClementsJack ClementsJohn J. "Jack" Clements was a baseball player who played for 17 seasons in the Major Leagues. A catcher for nearly his entire career, despite being left-handed, Clements caught 1,073 games, almost four times as many as any other left-handed player in major league history and was the last...
(1864 - 1941) - Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a catcher for 17 seasons (1884 to 1900). Played with the Philadelphia Keystones of the Union Association, the Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies, St. Louis Browns (Cardinals), Cleveland Spiders (Indians) and Boston Beaneaters (Braves). - William Adolphus CrouseWilliam Adolphus CrouseWilliam Adolphus Crouse was an American Medal of Honor recipient. He served in the US Navy during the Spanish-American War as a watertender aboard the . He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery off Cavite, Manila Bay in the Philippine Islands, May 21, 1898...
(1866 - 1941) - Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served on the USS ConcordUSS ConcordUSS Concord may refer to:, a sloop-of-war launched in 1828, and lost when she ran aground on a sand bar off Mozambique, a patrol gunboat in service from 1890 to 1909, and participated in the Battle of Manila Bay, a tugboat purchased in 1917, renamed Mendota in 1920, then to Muscotah in 1932, and...
as Watertender in the United States Navy. - Wes CurryWes CurryWesley Curry was an American pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball who played one season for the Richmond Virginians of the American Association before officiating for six seasons between and .-Playing career:...
(1860 - 1933) - Major League baseball umpire and player from 1884-1898. - Benjamin F. JamesBenjamin F. JamesBenjamin Franklin James was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
(1885 - 1961) - Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Later became president and chairman of the board of directors of the Franklin Printing Co. - Alan MacDiarmidAlan MacDiarmidAlan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ was a chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.-Early life:He was born in Masterton, New Zealand as one of five children - three brothers and two sisters...
(1927 - 2007) - Chemist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000. - John F. MackieJohn F. MackieJohn Freeman Mackie was a United States Marine and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War. He was the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor....
(1835 - 1910) - United States Marine and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the American Civil War. He was the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. - Sherry MageeSherry MageeSherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds...
(1884 - 1929) - Left fielder in Major League Baseball. Played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1904 - 1914), Boston Braves (1915 - 1917) and Cincinnati Reds (1917 -1919). - Ruth MalcomsonRuth MalcomsonRuth Malcomson was Miss America in 1924, earning the title at age 18.Malcomson, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the amateur winner in the 1923 contest and returned to defeat incumbent Mary Campbell, who was seeking her third consecutive crown...
(1906 - 1988) - Miss America 1924. - William H. Milliken, Jr.William H. Milliken, Jr.William H. Milliken, Jr., August 19, 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–July 4, 1969 , was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
(1897 - 1969) - Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. - Harry O'NeillHarry O'NeillHarry O'Neill may refer to:*Harry P. O'Neill , U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania*Harry O'Neill , a character from the soap opera One Life to Live *Harry O'Neill , Major League Baseball pitcher, 1922–1923...
(1917-1945) - American baseball player who appeared in one 1939 game for the Philadelphia Athletics, but was one of only two major league baseball players killed in action during World War II. - Morrie RathMorrie RathMorris Charles "Morrie" Rath was an American baseball player who played second base for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds in the 1910s. His name was often reported as Maurice Rath....
(1886 - 1945) - American baseball player who played second base for the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds in the 1910s. - Theodore F. Smith (1852 - 1925) - Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private in Company G, 1st United States Regular Cavalry.