October, 18 2008 Fort Snelling National Cemetery

Posted on October 18th, 2008 by Chris White.
Categories: Photography.

I was initially headed to Ft. Snelling State Park (the Main Park off of 5) for some fall sunset photos but, having passed the Cemetery so many times I thought I would check it out, I had not been their for maybe 20 years.  While it was quite a few entrances only one appeared open facing West.  Fort Snelling National Cemetery was established in 1939 by Congress.  The first residents were transferred from Fort Snelling a frontier fort established in 1805 on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers.  Over the years it has grown to 436 acres and over 172,000 interments as of April of 2007.  The place is pretty huge headstones as far as the eye can see standing on the hill with your back facing the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.

2 comments.

Flo
Comment on May 14th, 2009.

Thank you, the pictures of Ft. Snelling are beautiful. My father has been buried there since 1997. Got into a little argument with someone about how many entrances there are to the cemetery. Thank you for the pictures and the clarification! Wow I was out there this past Monday and took a few pictures but I am always overwhelmed by the beauty and the peace that Ft. Snelling Nat’l holds. I have 5 family members there, with a son in the military that survived a 15 month tour in Iraq as actice Army and in our Mn. guard since Sept. of 2008. (Pray I NEVER see his grave) Proud of our military family and glad that you see the beauty as well. Flo

PH
Comment on August 29th, 2009.

I have a question: If a veteran dies and is buried at Ft. Snelling, can his wife be buried there too ? she is not a veteran !

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