![]() ![]() In 1901 Congress approved a bill introduced by Brownlow to establish a national home in the Johnson City area. Originally known as the Mountain Home Branch of the National Asylum for Disabled Volunteered Soldiers, the facility was the product of sustained efforts by Tennessee Congressman Walter Preston Brownlow. The cemetery is on the grounds of the Mountain Home Veterans Administration Center. Mountain Home National Cemetery is located in the northeastern section of Tennessee in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains within the city limits of Johnson City. ![]() Nothing may be attached to or placed on the headstone. For example, items incorporating wires may become entangled in mowers or other equipment and cause injury. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not permit adornments that are considered offensive, inconsistent with the dignity of the cemetery, or considered hazardous to cemetery personnel. To maintain the dignity of the cemetery, permanent plants, statues, balloons, pinwheels, vigil lights, breakable objects and similar items are not permitted on the graves. Seasonal Holiday Adornments such as Christmas wreaths, potted poinsettias and other seasonal items may be placed on graves from December 1 through January 20. Limited floral arrangements accompanying the casket or urn at the time of burial can be placed on the completed grave.Īrtificial flowers and potted plants will be allowed on graves for a period extending 5 days before through 5 days after Easter Sunday and Memorial Day. They also may be removed for routine maintenance. Once the flowers become unsightly, we will remove them. We welcome fresh-cut flowers throughout the year and provide flower containers for gravesite displays as a courtesy. Our cemetery floral policies are posted on the floral storage receptacles located throughout the cemetery. ![]()
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