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Excerpt from Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Non-Sectarian: Chartered Under the Laws of Maryland <p>N if planning a fitting site for a memorial worthy of the Nation and its Capital, Nature has reared at the northern boundary of Washington, a glorious amphitheatre of hill side, pleasant lawns and woodlands, through which a placid river finds its way to the sea. <p>In pursuance of Nature's inspiring de sign, this spot of rare scenic beauty has been dedicated to be, forever, one of the world's most lovely resting places and a worthy com panion to Arlington and other famed memorials of the Capital. <p>It has been designated Fort Lincoln Cemetery because of the historic fort of that name located at the crest of its hills. <p>The vision of its founders has already taken concrete form. The massive gateway and bean tiful lodge and office are completed, and well made roads wind past the Field of Nations to the lawns now marked for burial plots. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.