Military Highlights Tour of Island Cemetery

Memorial Day was created to honor the dead who served in the United States military and cemeteries have always been locations for commemorative events. This guided tour of Island Cemetery will highlight some of the people who served our country and are buried in the site. Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew C. Perry are two of the more well-known people but the graves of others with distinguished military service will be visited. Two men received the Congressional Medal of Honor, a father and son who served during the Civil War, and women who served are among the graves that will be visited. The tour starts at the Warner Street entrance.