Evergreen Cemetery (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
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External links
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