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Signage
Signage should be consistent with NCA Program Guide, Signage
Standards, for national cemeteries, unless there is a compelling reason
for a unique design. Design all cemetery signs as a coordinated
information system for cemetery visitors, using consistent locations,
shapes, sizes, materials, colors, and graphics. The essential purpose of
the signage is to communicate information in a legible, clear and easily
comprehended manner. The following sign types should make up the
signage system:
Trail Blazer
n
Site Directory
n
Traffic Regulation
n
Directional
n
Street Identification
n
Place Identification
n
Floral Regulation/Visitor Information
n
Burial Section Markers
n
Committal Service Status Board
n
Benches
Design or select a commercially available bench, to be placed at
selected locations to take advantage of views or vistas or to establish
spots for meditation. Donations by veterans service organizations are the
primary means for acquiring the benches.
Trash receptacles
The design or selection from commercially available products should
coordinate with, and complement, the overall design scheme. The
minimum quantity possible is desired, placed strategically to
accommodate the public.
Flower container receptacles
These are storage receptacles that hold the metal flower containers
made available for public use in the cemetery. The receptacle is either
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