The second largest military cemetery in the country - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery (Elwood) - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery - 38条旅客点评与比价

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The second largest military cemetery in the country

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2026年10月15日发布于: 海外

点评：Did you know that, among 117 national military cemeteries in the United States, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is the second largest, spanning 982 acres? Only Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, is larger, covering 1,236 acres. Of course, they all rank behind Arlington National Cemetery, located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., which has 400,000 graves in its 639 acres and is visited by over three million people annually. Located at 20953 West Hoff Road in Elwood, Illinois, in a space formerly occupied by the Joliet Arsenal, 50 miles southwest of Chicago, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery was dedicated in 1999. In selecting the site, the landscape architects integrated Hoff Woods, the oldest remaining virgin woods in Illinois, into their design. A series of seven columbaria line the westernmost paths and five committal shelters in the site's northwest area enable multiple burial ceremonies to occur simultaneously. An extant thoroughfare, Diagonal Road, once the primary pioneer route from Chicago to Springfield, was retained. And a small pioneer burial ground also was preserved. Currently, 80,000 veterans have been buried on the property. But the cemetery calls for 400,000 burial spaces when completed. Burial is open to all members of the armed forces who have met a minimum active duty service requirement and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. One Medal of Honor recipient is buried on the property -- First Sergeant George T. Hyatt, who served with the 127th Illinois Infantry and was awarded for actions at Vicksburg on May 22, 1863, during the Civil War. Open from 8 to 4:30 Monday through Friday, visitors can stroll on the Memorial Walkway that commemorates service members of 20th century wars on 15 memorials and view two extraordinary sculptures -- an 18-foot-tall granite obelisk crowned by a bronze eagle with outstretched wings to commemorate the 2,403 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and a life-size bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln that was dedicated on September 11, 2016.

翻译：您知道吗？在美国的117座国家军人公墓中，亚伯拉罕·林肯国家公墓规模位居第二，占地面积达982英亩。只有位于加利福尼亚州里弗赛德的里弗赛德国家公墓面积更大，达到了1,236英亩。当然，这两座公墓的规模都无法与阿灵顿国家公墓相提并论——后者位于华盛顿特区对岸的波托马克河畔，占地639英亩，埋葬着40万名军人士兵，每年吸引超过300万人次前来瞻仰。亚伯拉罕·林肯国家公墓坐落于伊利诺伊州埃尔伍德的西霍夫路20953号，所在地原为乔利埃特兵工厂的旧址，位于芝加哥西南方向50英里处。该公墓于1999年正式启用。在选址过程中，景观设计师们将伊利诺伊州现存最古老的原始森林——霍夫森林也融入到了整体设计方案之中。七座骨灰堂沿着最西侧的路径排列，而位于园区西北部的五座殡葬棚屋则可同时举行多场葬礼仪式。原本就存在的对角线路被保留了下来，这条路曾是从芝加哥通往斯普林菲尔德的主要拓荒者通道。一处小型的拓荒者墓地也得以妥善保护。目前，已有8万名退伍军人安葬于此。不过，这座公墓在全部建成后预计可容纳40万名逝者。任何满足最低现役服务年限要求、且以非不光彩方式退役的军人均可安葬于此。园内安葬着一位荣誉勋章获得者——乔治·T·海亚特上士。他曾在伊利诺伊州第127步兵团服役，因在内战期间于1863年5月22日在维克斯堡的英勇表现而获此殊荣。墓地开放时间为周一至周五的上午8点至下午4点30分。参观者可以沿着纪念步道漫步，沿途有15座纪念碑用以缅怀20世纪各场战争中的军人。他们还能欣赏到两件非凡的雕塑作品：一座高18英尺的花岗岩方尖碑，顶端是一只展翅的青铜鹰像，用以纪念1941年12月7日在珍珠港事件中牺牲的2,403名美国人；另一件则是真人大小的亚伯拉罕·林肯青铜雕像，该雕像于2016年9月11日正式揭幕。

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