American flags will be planted at the grave sites of veterans and fallen military Friday as part of Memorial Day observations in Carson City.
The annual Memorial Day flag planting event, organized and carried out by local veterans organizations and community volunteers, honors veterans and fallen military by decorating their burial places in the Nevada state capital with miniature American flags.
Locations around Carson City where veterans and fallen military are buried include Lone Mountain Cemetery, the Stewart Indian School Cemetery, Empire Cemetery, the former Ormsby County Poor Farm, and the historic Pioneer Cemetery.
Flag planting begins Friday, May 25 at 4 p.m. at Lone Mountain Cemetery, said Kevin Burns of the Marine Corps League, Silver State Detachment 630 in Carson City.
A Memorial Day ceremony will be held there on Monday, May 28 at 1 p.m.
The Marine Corps League is holding its an annual Memorial Day celebration of Native American veterans at the Stewart Indian School Cemetery at 10 a.m., Burns said.
Planted flags will be on display all weekend long until 4 p.m. on Memorial Day Monday when they are removed.
Lone Mountain Cemetery is located at 1044 Beverly Drive in Carson City at the corner of North Roop Street.
The Stewart Indian School Cemetery is located along Clear Creek Avenue in South Carson City.
The Empire Cemetery is located off Deer Run Road behind the Waste Management facility in East Carson City.
The former Ormsby County Poor Farm burial site is located behind the Carson City Fairgrounds at Fuji Park off Clear Creek Road and is accessed from the park entrance to Baily Pond. Two Union veterans of the American Civil War are still buried there.
Site of the old Pioneer Cemetery is located at the end of West Fifth Street where it turns into Terrace Street at the base of C Hill. A scout from the Pyramid Lake War remains buried there.
Go here for more information about the burial places in Carson City.