Loudon Park National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. It encompasses 5.2 acres (2.1 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 7,138 interments. It is currently closed to new interments, and is maintained by the Baltimore National Cemetery.
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