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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

4701 Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, KY 40207
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Burial place of 12th U.S. President Zachary Taylor, who grew up at Springfield in eastern Jefferson County. Established as a national cemetery in 1928. Taylor's mausoleum sits at the highest point.

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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Veterans cemetery in Jefferson County, Kentucky

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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at 4701 Brownsboro Road (US-42), in Louisville, Kentucky. It is named for Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, who is buried there with his wife, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 3, 1983. As of 2014, the cemetery has over 14,000 interments and is one of seven national cemeteries in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and one of 112 in the United States. Those buried at the national cemetery served in six wars: Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War.

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Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

4701 Brownsboro Rd, Louisville, KY 40207

Louisville

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Year Built
1928
Style
National Cemetery
Period
Roaring Twenties
Era
1928

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