Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

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Exploring Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma. Iv walked around portions of this cemetery several times, although Iv driven through this spot countless times, as Catalina Blvd heads south to several other historical landmarks. • I also stopped by the USS Bennington Memorial located in the cemetery, a memorial which is dedicated to the men who lost their lives on the USS Bennington during a boiler explosion in 1905, one of the older memorials resting here. This location has also been popularized by photographers and filmmakers, considered one of the topmost impressive views in San Diego. It was also featured in the film Top Gun: Maverick in 2022, and used in the original Top Gun film from 1986, although the footage was discarded from the final release, with only photos remaining. • Established in 1882, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a veterans cemetery located on the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans, and is administered by the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Its located west of Downtown San Diego, overlooking San Diego Bay and the city to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Fort Rosecrans is named after William Starke Rosecrans, a Union general in the American Civil War. It was registered as California Historical Landmark #55 on December 6, 1932. The cemetery covers over 77.5 acres located on both sides of Catalina Blvd, and is home to an estimated 120,000 veterans who are laid to rest here. • 0:00 - Entrance • 1:15 - Historic landmark plaque • 1:45 - memorials welcoming visitors • 4:35 - Blue Star Memorial • 6:40 - Top Gun: Maverick filming location, note the tree with the angled branch, also the tree line in the distance • 6:47 - photos taken of the set during the filming of Top Gun: Maverick • 7:02 - footage featured in Top Gun: Maverick, again note the tree line when the jets fly over, also the extras that are most likely standing on the paved road • 13:03 - Bivouac of the Dead is a poem by Theodore O'Hara to honor his fellow soldiers from Kentucky who died in the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican-American War. The poem’s admiration gained traction following the Civil War, and its verses have been included on many memorials to fallen Confederate soldiers in the Southern United States • 15:58 - mausoleum • 16:38 - a view of Point Loma, downtown San Diego, and Coronado island • 22:28 - USS Bennington Memorial, dedicated in 1908 to the men who lost their lives in the vessel disaster • 22:57 - 1905, Sectional view of the ship printed in the Boston Daily Globe • 23:08 - 1890, Delaware River Iron Works shipyard, Chester, Pennsylvania • 23:21 - April 3, 1894, Valaparaiso, Chile • 23:37 - 1891-92, dressed with flags likely serving with the Squadron of Evolution • 23:53 - 1894-98, drydock at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California.. photo was published on a color-tinted postcard • 24:10 - 1901, Kowloon Dry Dock, Hong Kong, China • 24:26 - 1903, Mare Island, several photos off and onboard the ship • 25:22 - March 3, 1905, ships officers and crew • 25:46 - July 21, 1905, the aftermath of the explosion, note Point Loma in the background • 26:18 - July, 1905, rescue efforts amongst the damaged vessel • 27:06 - July, 1905, burial ceremony for the victims • 27:21 - July 22, 1905, New York Tribune Front Page • 28:01 - Lieutenant Victor Blue, on the left who was ashore during the explosion, and Commander Lucian Young on the right • 28:03 - August, 1905, dry dock at Mare Island following the explosion in San Diego • 28:28 - 1907, the recently constructed USS Bennington Memorial • 28:42 - 1908, funeral dedication ceremony for the USS Bennington • 29:27 - 1915, image is from a Keystone Viewing Stereoscope Slide • 29:38 - 1915, the Stereoscope Slide • 29:52 - 1920, first photo is of the USS William Jones leaving San Diego harbor, note the memorial in the background • 30:34 - 1940’s • 31:06 - 1960’s • 34:05 - plaque reads “An Act To Establish and protect National Cemeteries SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall willfully destroy, mutilate, deface, injure, or remove any monument, gravestone, or other structure, or shall willfully destroy, cut, break, injure, or remove any tree, shrub, or plant within the limits of any of said national cemeteries, shall be deemed guilty...” • 34:37 - restoration of the cemeteries staircases • 35:52 - memorials welcoming visitors to this portion of the cemetery • 40:17 - 1965 • 42:50 - 1986, behind the scenes photos of Top Gun, notice you can barely see Coronado island and the Silver Strand in the background • During this visit I filmed many different memorials, dedicated to every branch of the military, all of which are notable in their own respect.. although, this video including the description, is more focused on the historic relevance. I explored as much as I could. Despite construction and gardening taking place in the cemetery. • #sandiego #veteran #history

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