Evergreen Cemetery
Main gate of Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont
Details
EstablishedOctober 16, 1861 (1861-10-16)
Location
465 West Street, Rutland, Vermont

Evergreen Cemetery is a burial ground located in Rutland Town, Vermont.[1] It is managed by the Rutland Evergreen Cemetery Association.[2] Evergreen was founded as Pine Hill Cemetery in 1861, and the name was subsequently changed.[1]

History

Pine Hill Cemetery was dedicated on 16 October 1861, with William A. Burnett as the first superintendent.[1] The site took its name from the location where it was constructed, Rutland's Pine Hill, and was later changed to Evergreen Cemetery.[3] Initial construction included walkways, a vault, a front wall, and a gateway of marble.[1] In addition, early construction included seven fountains, one of which (in Section C) is still working.[1][4]

Description

Evergreen Cemetery was constructed on a 45 acre site, and has been expanded by purchase and donation.[5] Its entrance is located at 465 West Street in Rutland Town, near the border with Rutland City, and across the street from the Rutland Town Hall.[2] designed in the rural cemetery tradition, the location was originally a pine forest and retains many aspects of a wood or grove.[3] It is enclosed by walls of varying heights, many of which are made of local marble, and numerous vines and flowering shrubs enhance the cemetery's appearance.[3] Winding paths and roads traverse the location as they climb a series of knolls.[3]

Notable burials

Several individuals prominent in business, politics, the arts, and other fields are buried at Evergreen Cemetery. These include:

Benjamin Alvord, Union Army Brigadier General[6]
Percival W. Clement, governor of Vermont[7]
Julia C. R. Dorr, poet[7]
Solomon Foot, U.S. Senator[7]
George Tisdale Hodges, U.S. Congressman[7]
Charles Herbert Joyce, U.S. Congressman[7]
John A. Mead, governor of Vermont[7]
William T. Nichols, Union Army officer and businessman[7]
John B. Page, governor of Vermont[7]
Edward H. Ripley, Union Army officer[7]
William Y. W. Ripley, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient[8]
Charles Manley Smith, governor of Vermont[7]
Bert L. Stafford, mayor of Rutland[9]
Robert Stafford, governor of Vermont and U.S. Senator[7]
Charles A. Thompson, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient[10]
Charles K. Williams. governor of Vermont[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Interment Records, Evergreen Cemetery, 1861–1904". Cemetery Books by Margaret R. Jenks. Fair Haven, VT: Sleeper Books. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Rutland Evergreen Cemetery Association in Rutland, Vermont". CountyOffice.org. County Office. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Federal Writers' Project (1937). Vermont: A Guide to the Green Mountain State. Washington, DC: Works Progress Administration. p. 132. ISBN 978-1603540445 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Evergreen Cemetery". VOCA58.com. Burlington: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Child, Hamilton (1881). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, Vt., for 1881–82. Syracuse, NY: The Journal Office. p. 209 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Biography, Benjamin Alvord". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland". VOCA58.org. Burlington: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Biography, William Young Warren Ripley". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stafford Rites To Be Held Here This Afternoon". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. July 31, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Biography, Charles Augustus Thompson". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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