2-697-142 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, USA, c1900. The Temple of Fame, built in 1884, is inscribed with the last names of famous (male) Americans. On the right is the Tomb of the Unknown Civil War Dead, dedicated in 1866. The national military cemetery at Arlington was established during the American Civil War. Veterans from all of the wars fought by the United States armed forces are buried there. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co., c1900]