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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Tomb of Remembrance

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2019
1. Tomb of Remembrance Marker
Inscription.
"Here we remember those who have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." Abraham Lincoln

 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesMilitary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the National Cemeteries series lists.
 
Location. 38° 52.628′ N, 77° 3.552′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Arlington National Cemetery. It is on Patton Drive just north of York Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Arlington VA 22202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Operation Restore Hope (approx. Ό mile away); They Served with Honor - The Persian Gulf (approx. 0.3 miles away); Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon (approx. 0.3 miles away); Architect of the Great Society (approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia); "Where flowers bloom, so does hope" (approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia); Beirut Barracks Victims Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); United States Army Military Police Corps (approx. 0.4 miles away); Faith ★ Honor ★ Virtue (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Boundary Channel (was approx. 0.3 miles away in District of Columbia but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Tomb of Remembrance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2019
2. Tomb of Remembrance Marker
Tomb of Remembrance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2019
3. Tomb of Remembrance Marker
Tomb of Remembrance Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 17, 2019
4. Tomb of Remembrance Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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