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Utah’s new veterans cemetery receives federal funding to pay for its first phase

By Utah News Dispatch · September 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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5 million for two Utah projects, to help establish the Northern Utah Veterans Cemetery in Washington Terrace, and to expand the Utah Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park in Bluffdale. The new cemetery is expected to cover 75 acres on a 100-acre parcel of state-controlled land in Weber County, according to the department.

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