Evergreen Cemetery (Rutland, Vermont)
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_gate.jpg) Main gate of Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont | |
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| Established | October 16, 1861 |
| Location | 465 West Street, Rutland, Vermont, US |
Evergreen Cemetery is a burial ground located in Rutland City, Vermont, United States.[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[edit]
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[edit]
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 City, near the border with Rutland town 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[edit]
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]
- James Barrett, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[7]
- Horace Henry Baxter, businessman and adjutant general of the Vermont Militia[8][9]
- Hilda Belcher, painter[10]
- Asa S. Bloomer, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[11]
- John H. Bloomer, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[12]
- Robert A. Bloomer, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[13]
- Fred M. Butler, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[14]
- Frank H. Chapman, U.S. Marshal for the District of Vermont[15]
- Percival W. Clement, governor of Vermont[7]
- John J. Daley, Lieutenant governor of Vermont[16]
- Julia C. R. Dorr, poet[7]
- Seneca M. Dorr, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[17]
- Edith Kellogg Dunton, novelist[18]
- Walter C. Dunton, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[19]
- Fred A. Field, United States Marshal for the District of Vermont[20]
- Solomon Foot, U.S. Senator[7]
- John A. M. Hinsman, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[21]
- George T. Hodges, U.S. Congressman[7]
- Silas H. Hodges, commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office[22]
- Frederic Williams Hopkins, adjutant general of the Vermont Militia[23]
- Lawrence C. Jones, Vermont Attorney General[24]
- Charles Herbert Joyce, U.S. Congressman[7]
- Harvey R. Kingsley, president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[25]
- John A. Mead, governor of Vermont[7]
- William T. Nichols, Union Army officer and businessman[7]
- John B. Page, governor of Vermont[7]
- Robert Pierpoint, Lieutenant governor of Vermont[26]
- John Prout, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[27]
- Edward H. Ripley, Union Army officer[7]
- William Y. W. Ripley, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient[28]
- Charles Manley Smith, governor of Vermont[7]
- Ellen M. Cyr Smith, author and educator[29]
- Milford K. Smith, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[30]
- Bert L. Stafford, mayor of Rutland[31]
- Robert Stafford, governor of Vermont and U.S. Senator[7]
- Charles A. Thompson, Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient[32]
- Charles K. Williams. governor of Vermont[7]
- Leonard F. Wing, U.S. Army major general[33][34][35][36]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 978-1603540445 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Evergreen Cemetery". VOCA58.com. Burlington: 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 m "Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland". VOCA58.org. Burlington: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ Louise McCoy, Rutland Historical Society Quarterly, Horace Henry Baxter 1818-1884, 1993, pages 37 to 59
- ^ Baxter Memorial Library, A Catalogue of the Books in the H. H. Baxter Memorial Library, 1892, page v
- ^ Klacsmann, Karen Towers (May 26, 2015) [April 11, 2008]. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Hilda Belcher, 1881-1963. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.
- ^ "More than 500 at Funeral for Sen. Asa S. Bloomer". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. February 25, 1963. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary, John H. Bloomer". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. January 12, 1995. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vermont Death Index, 1981-2001, entry for Robert Asa Bloomer, accessed June 23, 2012
- ^ "Judge Butler Buried". Springfield Republican. Springfield, MA. Associated Press. December 29, 1932. p. 2 – via GenealogyBank.com.
- ^ "Mr. Chapman's Funeral Private". Vermont Standard. Woodstock, VT. July 5, 1923. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutland Herald Obituaries 06/2000". wordpress.com. 6 March 2007.
- ^ "Judge Dorr's Funeral". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. December 6, 1884. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Women's History: Taking A Closer Look At A Few Of The Women In Rutland's History. Rutland, VT: Rutland Historical Society. 2021. p. 22 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Funeral of Judge Dunton". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. April 26, 1890. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Funeral Held for Fred A. Field, Sr". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. April 22, 1935. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, entry for John A. M. Hinsman, accessed July 4, 2012
- ^ Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, edited and compiled by Thomas William Herringshaw, Volume 3, 1914, page 180
- ^ "Our Regular Rutland Letter: William F. Hopkins". The Poultney Journal. Poultney, VT. June 17, 1887. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "L. C. Jones, Longtime State Prosecutor, Dies". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 11, 1972. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harvey R. Kingsley, Probate Judge, Dies". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. January 3, 1936. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Vermont Historical Gazetteer, edited by Abby Maria Hemenway, Volume 3, 1877, pages 1110 to 1112
- ^ Prout, Dale Ellison (2002). Ancestry and Descendants of Captain Timothy Prout of Boston. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press. p. 130.
- ^ "Biography, William Young Warren Ripley". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "Mrs. Ellen Cyr Smith is Buried in Rutland". Rutland News. 29 July 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Obituary, Judge Milford K. Smith Sr". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 17, 1984. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Newspaper article, Obituary, General Leonard F. Wing, Hartford Courant, December 20, 1945
- ^ Newspaper article, High Ranking Officers Die, Berkeley (California) Daily Gazette, December 21, 1945
- ^ Newspaper article, Body of Gen. Wing to Lie In State In Rutland, Vt., Hartford Courant, December 21, 1945
- ^ Magazine article, Milestones, Time magazine, December 31, 1945
