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Bath National Cemetery

Memorials	:	12
Location	:	Bath, Steuben County, USA
Phone	:	607-664-4853
Website	:	www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/bath.asp
Coordinate	:	42.3435020, -77.3476715
Description	:	Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays. Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Bath National Cemetery is located in Steuben County, N.Y., adjacent to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The cemetery was originally a part of the New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, which was established in 1877; the cemetery was dedicated in Dec. 25, 1879. In 1930, the Soldiers and Sailors Home and cemetery became two integrated components of the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). When 82 national cemeteries were transferred from the Department of Army... Read More	Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays. Visitation Hours: Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Bath National Cemetery is located in Steuben County, N.Y., adjacent to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The cemetery was originally a part of the New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, which was established in 1877; the cemetery was dedicated in Dec. 25, 1879. In 1930, the Soldiers and Sailors Home and cemetery became two integrated components of the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). When 82 national cemeteries were transferred from the Department of Army to the Veterans Administration in 1973, the Bath VAMC cemetery became part of the National Cemetery System and was designated appropriately. Bath is the final resting place of the “first and oldest” U.S. MIAs (Missing in Action). On Oct. 26, 1987, an archeologist discovered a skeleton during the construction of a house in Fort Erie, Canada. Scientists and military historians were subsequently sent to investigate the site and ultimately, they discovered 28 remains. The bones were initially believed to be remains of the area’s indigenous population. The discovery of buttons, however, led authorities to believe that the men buried at the site were British soldiers. The 28 soldiers had been interred in a traditional manner, lying east-west with hand crossed; this indicates that they had been buried during a lull in the fighting by fellow soldiers rather than the enemy. Further investigation by the military indicated that the men had fought during the Niagara Campaign with clashes at Chippaw and Lundy’s Lane before they died at Snake Hill, a battery overlooking Fort Erie. The Department of the Army, working with Canadian officials, held a repatriation ceremony at Fort Erie, Canada, on June 30, 1988 and the soldiers were reinterred with full military honors. Monuments and Memorials The 40-foot high granite Preservation of the Union Monument whose benefactor, Samuel Dietz, was dedicated to Civil War soldiers and sailors. It was erected in 1892. The 1812 monument marks the location of 28 soldiers from the War of 1812 who were repatriated from another site and re-interred at the cemetery in 1988.

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Bath National Cemetery is located at VA Medical Center, San Juan Avenue Bath, Steuben County ,New York , 14810USA.
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12 memorials
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Latitude: 42.3435020
Longitude: -77.3476715

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Spalding Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3551000, -77.3444900

2. Knight Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3355200, -77.3721300

3. Pioneer Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 42.3339500, -77.3204000

4. Saint Thomas' Episcopal Church's Columbarium
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Coordinate: 42.3363550, -77.3174320

5. Grant Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3191600, -77.3564900

6. Davenport Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3283200, -77.3194400

7. Holy Sepulchre Roman Catholic Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3478000, -77.3097000

8. Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3302994, -77.3114014

9. Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3317470, -77.3090700

10. Harrisburg Hollow Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3721300, -77.3313500

11. Nondaga Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3408012, -77.3052979

12. Kanona Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3729700, -77.3639600

13. Willis Nealey Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3675003, -77.3835983

14. Chamberlain Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -77.3936005

15. Unionville Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3043400, -77.3563100

16. Steuben County Farm Home Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3514600, -77.2932000

17. Townline Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3792900, -77.3768500

18. Brundage Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.3680992, -77.2910995

19. Avoca Antler Interment Grounds
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Coordinate: 42.3881700, -77.3913800

20. Babcock Hollow Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3082300, -77.2821500

21. Durnian Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3316994, -77.4308014

22. Norris Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3596992, -77.4306030

23. Buck Settlement Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2921982, -77.4017029

24. Hunt Cemetery
Bath, Steuben County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2891700, -77.2934300

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