Expansion of Indiantown Gap National Cemetery to add 27 acres
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Indiantown Gap has announced that it is developing an additional 27 acres to meet the growing burial needs of veterans and their families in South-Central Pennsylvania.
Upon completion of the project, it is projected that the veteran community will be provided additional burial space lasting into the year 2038, according to a news release.
Groundbreaking for the phase five expansion of the cemetery will take place this month. The three-year project will consist of the development of 27 acres for approximately 15,700 gravesites for casketed and cremated remains.
These sites will includes 5,330 preplaced crypts, 598 traditional casket sites, 4,020 in-ground cremation sites and a 6,000-niche columbarium.
The $38.6 million expansion will also include the construction of a new honor guard building.
The 677-acre Indiantown Gap National Cemetery was established as a cemetery in 1976, with the first burial taking place in 1982. Currently, the cemetery has 221 developed acres and is the final resting place to over 65,000 veterans and family members.
Daniel Larlham Jr. is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News. Reach him at DLarlham@LDNews.com or on X @djlarlham.
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