Arlington National Cemetery, Sheridan Gate

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wwwmaster mur SIX COLUMNS ERECTES IN THE PORTICO OF THE WAR OFFICE WASHINGTON IN 1818 WERE OR THE BEMOLITION of THAT BUILDING IN APRIL 1871 TRANSFERRED TO THE CATEWAYS OF THIS APLINGTON NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY 37 SCOTT SHERIDAN COLA CANTON ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. Sheridan Gate. GRAN Printed in Germany.

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"Arlington-U.S.Greatest National Cemetery." Raphael Tuck & Sons' Post Card Series Nº 2330, ART FUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN, SHERIDAN GATE. One of the most used entrances to Arlington Cemetery. The lintel surmounting the marble pillars bears the single word "Sheridan'', and on the columns themselves are inscribed the names of Scott, Lincoln, Stanton and Grant. The gate was built in 1879, the pillars having been secured from the old War Office at Washington, a famous government building erected in 1818. 100 ARTISTIC TRADE MARK