Evergreen Cemetery (Rutland, Vermont)
Cemetery in Rutland County, Vermont
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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]
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Main gate of Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont | |
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| Established | October 16, 1861 |
| Location | 465 West Street, Rutland, Vermont, US |
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 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
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]
