{"nrhp_refnum":"97000560","name":"Rock Island National Cemetery","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"0.25 mi N of southern tip of Rock Island","address_restricted":false,"city":"Moline","county":"Rock Island County","state":"IL","lat":41.513671938000044,"lon":-90.52362302966786,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-06-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A national military cemetery at the southeast end of Rock Island Arsenal on the Mississippi River, in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, established in 1863 and expanded through several land transfers.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its association with the Civil War, and as part of the Civil War Era National Cemeteries group. It also meets Criteria Consideration D as a cemetery. It holds veterans of every war and branch of service, including the graves of Arsenal commanders General Thomas J. Rodman and Colonel David M. King.","narrative":"Rock Island National Cemetery occupies the southeast end of Rock Island Arsenal, on an island in the Mississippi River. Established in 1863, it grew through land transfers in 1936, 1950 and 1990 and still receives burials. Historic features include an arch made from melted-down Civil War weaponry, nine plaques made in 1880 bearing verses of \"Bivouac of the Dead\" and federal cemetery orders, and two iron-enclosed gravesites. These belong to Brigadier General Thomas J. Rodman, who planned the arsenal and invented a cannon-casting process, and Colonel David Matson King, a later commander. Three Rodman-process cannon surround Rodman's grave. The grounds also hold group burials, graves of the 108th Colored Infantry, Confederate prisoners' guards and Civil War dead moved from Davenport, and two Medal of Honor recipients. The cemetery was listed for its link to the Civil War and its role as a memorial to American military history, with a period of significance ending in 1932, the year Colonel King was buried.","period_of_significance":"1868-1932","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still an active cemetery; interments of casketed remains continue and it is expected to remain open until 2008.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.504045-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_AL/97000560.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000560/1670dcfec7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000560/1670dcfec7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"United States Department of Veterans Affairs","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock-Island-National-Cemetery-gate.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Department of Veterans Affairs</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock-Island-National-Cemetery-gate.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"69000057","name":"Rock Island Arsenal","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/rock-island-arsenal-69000057/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77835514","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_National_Cemetery","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7354515"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/rock-island-county/rock-island-national-cemetery-97000560/"}