History of the Congressional Cemetery PDF Download

Author: Elmer Jacob Burkett
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333411633
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Excerpt from History of the Congressional Cemetery: December 6, 1906; Presented by Mr. Burkett and Ordered to Be Printed With Illustrations; To Accompany Report on H. R. 5972 The Congressional Cemetery is a burial ground containing about. 30 acres lying near the north shore of the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River in Washington, D. C. The tract is irregular and is composed of a number of squares lying east of Seventeenth street and south of E street se. The institution is the property of the vestry of Christ Church, Washington parish, incorporated, and is known officially on the vestry records as The Washington Parish Burial Ground. The official name is rarely used, however, and it has nearly always been called the Congressional Cemetery. The reason for this will be seen from the recital of facts to follow, herein, but brie y stated it is because when the cemetery was first established in 1807 it was chosen by the United States as the place of interment for nearly every member of Congress or executive officer who died while hold ing office, and the custom was adhered to bv the Government for many years afterward. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."