▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁work ▁began ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁col umb arium ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁last ▁ten ▁years . ▁The ▁existing ▁col umb arium ▁was ▁nearly ▁filled . ▁Also , ▁the ▁c emetery ▁was ▁adding ▁ 2 4 0 0 ▁" pre - pla ced ▁in - ground ▁crypt s "; ▁these ▁allowed ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁bur ial s ▁per ▁a cre ▁compared ▁to ▁ 7 0 0 ▁with ▁normal ▁gra ves . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁original ▁c emetery , ▁with ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 0 ▁markers , ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁new ▁bur ial s , ▁except ▁for ▁sp ouses ▁of ▁those ▁already ▁buried . ▁The ▁an nex ▁had ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁markers ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁state ' s ▁only ▁open ▁national ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁a ▁don ation ▁by ▁the ▁Row an ▁County ▁Y M CA ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁acres ▁to ▁the ▁an nex ▁meant ▁instead ▁of ▁running ▁out ▁of ▁space ▁in ▁ 2 0 3 3 , ▁the ▁an nex ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁bur ial s ▁until ▁ 2 0 6 5 . ▁ ▁Number ▁buried ▁in ▁tren ches ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Bre vet ▁Gen . ▁L . ▁Thomas ▁estimated ▁the ▁number ▁buried ▁at ▁ 1 1 , 7 0