After giving shade for 80 to 90 years, the oldest Ficus tree at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery “gave up the ghost” this month. The stately sentry laid down its branches in a way that didn ...

Fort Rosecrans, the iconic veterans cemetery on Point Loma, will close to all new burials – even urns in wall niches – starting early next year. That’s a change from 2010, when U.S. Veterans ...

The last unclaimed niche at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery was filled Tuesday morning, ending an era at one of the nation’s most beautiful and historic burial grounds for veterans.

A falling tree damaged several grave sites at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, the cemetery's assistant director confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. "We had numerous tree limb down and ...

City of San Diego The Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is in Zapf’s district. Last week military cemeteries across California discussed how to face Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandate to cutback water ...

The last unclaimed space for burials at historic Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Pt. Loma was claimed Tuesday, according to the director of the facility. Room at the cemetery overlooking San ...

Reporting from San Diego — At the entrance of Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, an inscription from a Civil War era poem speaks of those fallen in battle and the duty of the living to never ...

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of San Diegans gathered at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma Saturday to remember and honor the fallen by placing holiday wreaths at the gravesites of those who ...

Between Fort Rosecrans and Miramar, cemetery officials have nearly 100 acres of grass to maintain. In addition to cutting back irrigation, they are monitoring the water pipes, nozzles and ...