Fort Scott National Cemetery

National Cemetery #1

Cemetery on a hillside with a view. #1 national cemetery in the US. Lots of graves of veterans. Easy to drive or walk around the cemetery and it has a marking system for finding individual graves.

Reflect on the sacrifices that these people made.

White, Black, First Peoples, Women and Men all lie buried here. Even Confederate soldiers share the space. Look for the pointed grave stones. If you know someone buried here, there is an easy to use c...

Mini-Arlington

As beautiful a tribute as you can imagine. Wander through the monuments and try not to weep - especially as you come across those who served and died together.

A quiet place where the great Gordon Parks is buried

The great artist, photographer and film make Gordon Parks is buried there along with his mother and son Gordon Jr. It is well kept

Very Impressive!

We were there for my younger Brother's Funeral. Have been to several other National Cemeteries and this one is one of the best.