Evergreen Cemetery (Rutland, Vermont)
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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
- ^ a b c d e "Interment Records, Evergreen Cemetery, 1861-1904". Cemetery Books by Margaret R. Jenks. Fair Haven, VT: Sleeper Books. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rutland Evergreen Cemetery Association in Rutland, Vermont". CountyOffice.org. County Office. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project (1937). Vermont: A Guide to the Green Mountain State. Washington, DC: Works Progress Administration. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-6035-4044-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery". VOCA58.com. Burlington, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Child, Hamilton (1881). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, Vt., for 1881-82. Syracuse, NY: The Journal Office. p. 209 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Biography, Benjamin Alvord". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland". VOCA58.org. Burlington, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Biography, William Young Warren Ripley". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Stafford Rites To Be Held Here This Afternoon". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. July 31, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Biography, Charles Augustus Thompson". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.