Green Mount Cemetery (Montpelier, Vermont)
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| Green Mount Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1854 |
| Location | 250 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Montpelier, Vermont |
| Size | 35 acres |
| Website | Green Mount Cemetery |
Green Mount Cemetery is a burial ground in Montpelier, Vermont. Located at 250 State Street, the 35-acre facility was established in 1854.[1] It is operated by the City of Montpelier, and managed by the city's part time cemetery commission and a small full-time staff.[1]
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The land on which Green Mount Cemetery is located was purchased from Isaiah Silver in 1854.[2] Of the $2,210 purchase price (about $70,000 in 2022), $1,000 was donated in accordance with the will of Calvin J. Keith, a Montpelier lawyer who died in 1853, and $1,210 came from the town government.[1] In 1905, a bequest from John E. Hubbard enabled construction of the chapel-vault building.[1] The vault portion can hold up to 60 entombments, while the chapel can accommodate 60 people for funeral services.[1]
Description
Green Mount Cemetery's grounds include many terraced lots along its hillsides, 2.5 miles of winding roads, and numerous ornamental shrubs and shade trees.[1] The cemetery's many sculptures and unusual grave markers are a tourist attraction, and serve as a memorial to the talents of artisans from Vermont's granite and marble industries.[1] Among these sculptures is a granite bench located at the grave of Daniel Pierce Thompson.[3] Local lore also includes the story of 'Black Agnes', a supposed ghost that haunts the statue adorning the grave of John E. Hubbard, who died in 1899.[4]
Soldiers' Lot
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) maintains a 450-square-foot lot which was donated by Montpelier's citizens during the American Civil War.[5] The lot was intended for burials of Union Army soldiers, and contains the remains of six Union veterans.[5] The Soldiers' Lot is one of the smallest facilities maintained by the VA.[5]
Burials in the Soldiers' Lot include:[6][a]
- Black, Henry – Private in 3rd Maine Infantry, 17th Maine, and 20th Maine. Died at Montpelier's Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
- Collins, Luther M. – Private in 17th Vermont Infantry. Died in 1871.
- Hand, Thomas – Private in Company I, 174th New York Infantry and 162nd New York Infantry. Later a member of 26th Company, 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps. Died at Sloan Hospital in 1865.
- Mooney, John – Died at Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
- Pierce, Ira Frank – Served in Company I, 11th Vermont Infantry, which was later designated 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. Died in 1927.
- Whitney, William W. – Sergeant in 1st Vermont Cavalry. Died at Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
Notable burials
- George W. Bailey Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont[7]
- John William Burgess, political scientist[8]
- Ruth Payne Burgess, artist[8]
- John W. Clark, recipient of the Medal of Honor[9]
- Dayton P. Clarke, recipient of the Medal of Honor[10]
- Robert J. Coffey, recipient of the Medal of Honor[11]
- Benjamin F. Fifield, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont[12]
- Benjamin Gates, Vermont Auditor of Accounts[13]
- George H. Guernsey, architect[14]
- George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer[15]
- Fred A. Howland, Secretary of State of Vermont[16]
- Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer[17]
- Merrill W. Harris, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[18]
- Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer[19]
- Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont[20]
- Jonathan Peckham Miller, abolitionist[14]
- Rawson C. Myrick, Secretary of State of Vermont[21]
- John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer[22]
- James Stevens Peck, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard[23]
- Lucius Benedict Peck, United States Representative (Vermont's 4th district)[24]
- Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[25]
- Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont[26]
- Samuel Prentiss, United States Senator[27]
- Timothy P. Redfield, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[28]
- Frederick M. Reed, Vermont Attorney General[29]
- John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[30]
- Stephen C. Shurtleff, attorney and Democratic politician[31][32]
- John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer[33]
- Mason S. Stone, Lieutenant governor of Vermont[34]
- Stephen Thomas, recipient of the Medal of Honor[35]
- Daniel Pierce Thompson, novelist who also served as Secretary of State of Vermont[36]
- Eliakim Persons Walton, United States Representative (Vermont's 1st district)[37]
- John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[38]
- Charles W. Willard, United States Representative (Vermont's 1st district)[39]
- Thomas Waterman Wood, artist[40]