Hot
Springs
National Cemetery
VA
Medical Center
Hot
Springs, SD 57747
Phone: (605) 347-3830
FAX: (605) 720-7298 |
Office Hours:
Contact Black Hills National Cemetery
Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed federal holidays.
Visitation Hours:
Open daily from sunrise
to sunset. |
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Burial Space: This cemetery
is closed to new interments. However, space may be available in
the same gravesite for eligible family members.
Acreage: 8.7
Number of
Interments Thru Fiscal Year 2005: 1,484
General Information Kiosk on Site? No
Floral/Ground Regulations: This
Cemetery's Regulations |
Directions from
nearest airport:
From
Rapid City Regional Airport, travel State Highway 44 West nine miles
to Rapid City. Then travel south on state Highway 79 for 52 miles
to junction of 79 and 385. Turn right on Highway 385 and travel
five miles to Hot Springs. Turn right on fifth Street and travel
10 blocks to the VA Medical Center. Take first right beyond the
main parking lot into the cemetery. |
GENERAL INFORMATION
This cemetery is managed by
the Director of the Black Hills National Cemetery, 20901 Pleasant Valley
Drive, Sturgis, S.D.
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HISTORICAL
INFORMATION
Hot Springs National Cemetery
is located in Fall River County, S.D., on the northeast edge of Hot Springs,
S.D.
In 1902, a National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was approved for the Hot Springs area and
construction was completed in 1907. The home was originally named the
Battle Mountain Sanitarium after a nearby mountain peak. The cemetery
was established for the interment of veterans who died while residing
at the home. In 1930, the home became part of the Veterans Administration
and, in 1973, the cemetery was one of 21 cemeteries transferred to what
was then known as the National Cemetery System.
Hot Springs National Cemetery
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Monuments
and Memorials
The Battle Mountain
Monument is a 32-foot tall obelisk tower situated on the cemetery’s
highest point. The monument was dedicated in 1914 in memory of the men
who gave their lives in defense of the country.
The Squire Monument is a granite
block memorial erected in 1940 to honor Army Chaplain Guy P. Squire. He
served in the Spanish-American War and World War I, and later served as
chaplain at the Hot Springs VA Medical Facility. The monument
was erected by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, District 10.
Bivouac of the Dead
erected 2004.
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NOTABLE
BURIALS
Medal
of Honor Recipients
Lieutenant Charles Russell, (Civil War), Company H, 93rd New York Infantry.
Spotsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864 (Section 3, Row 1, Grave 12).
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FLORAL/GROUNDS
REGULATIONS
Natural cut flowers may be
placed on graves at any time of the year. They will be removed when they
become unsightly or when it becomes necessary to facilitate cemetery operations.
Artificial flowers and potted
plants will be permitted on graves during periods when their presence
will not interfere with grounds maintenance. As a general rule, artificial
flowers and potted plants will be allowed on graves for a period extending
10 days before through 10 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day.
Christmas wreaths, grave blankets
and other seasonal adornments may be placed on graves from Dec. 1 through
Jan. 20. They may not be secured to headstones or markers.
Permanent plantings, statues,
vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted on
the graves. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments
that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery
or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. For example, items incorporating
beads or wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause
injury.
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