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]

Main gate of Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland, Vermont

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
  1. "Interment Records, Evergreen Cemetery, 1861–1904". Cemetery Books by Margaret R. Jenks. Fair Haven, VT: Sleeper Books. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  2. "Rutland Evergreen Cemetery Association in Rutland, Vermont". CountyOffice.org. County Office. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "Evergreen Cemetery". VOCA58.com. Burlington: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. Child, Hamilton (1881). Gazetteer and Business Directory of Rutland County, Vt., for 1881–82. Syracuse, NY: The Journal Office. p. 209 – via Google Books.
  6. "Biography, Benjamin Alvord". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  7. "Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland". VOCA58.org. Burlington: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  8. "Biography, William Young Warren Ripley". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. "Stafford Rites To Be Held Here This Afternoon". Rutland Herald. Rutland, VT. July 31, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Biography, Charles Augustus Thompson". Vermont in the Civil War. Tom Ledoux and Associates. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

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