Fort Mc Pherson National Cemetery
Fort McPherson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery, located 4 miles (6 km) south of the village of Maxwell in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It encompasses 20 acres (8.1 ha), and as of the end of 2005, it had 8,355 interments.
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