Green Mount Cemetery (Montpelier, Vermont) Explained

Green Mount Cemetery
Established:1854
Location:250 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
Country:United States
Type:Public
Owner: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]

History

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]

Notable burials

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Mount Cemetery . Montpelier Cemetery Commission . Montpelier-VT.org . City of Montpelier, Vermont . Montpelier, VT . July 2, 2022.
  2. Book: Montpelier Cemetery Commission . 1855 . Services at the Dedication of Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. . E. P. Walton . 4 . Google Books.
  3. Book: Heller, Paul . 2015 . Montpelier Chronicles: Historic Stories of the Capital City . Charleston, SC . The History Press . 45 . 978-1-6258-5602-9 . Google Books.
  4. Web site: Black Agnes Statue . Vermont History . Vermont Historical Society . Barre, VT . July 2, 2022.
  5. Web site: Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, Montpelier, Vermont . National Park Service . NPS.gov . U.S. Department of the Interior . Washington, DC . July 2, 2022.
  6. News: Heller . Paul . December 28, 2021 . The Soldiers' Lot in Green Mount Cemetery . . Barre, VT . July 5, 2022.
  7. Web site: Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Record for George W. Bailey Jr. . Merrill . Timothy R., Montpelier City Clerk . Ancestry.com . Ancestry.com LLC . Lehi, UT . July 2, 2022 . subscription.
  8. Web site: Biography, John William Burgess . Garrett . Pam . 2015 . Markham of Chesterfield: Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham . Pamela Hutchison Garrett . July 2, 2022.
  9. News: August 10, 1898 . Death Notice, John W. Clark . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  10. Web site: Photograph: Clark, Dayton Perry . John Gibson Collection . Vermont in the Civil War . July 2, 2022.
  11. Web site: Biography, Coffey, Robert John . Soldier Biographies . Vermont in the Civil War . July 2, 2022.
  12. News: July 25, 1918 . Mr. Fifield's Funeral . . Montpelier, VT . . .
  13. News: October 7, 1943 . Final Tribute Paid Benjamin Gates In Simple Rites . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 3 . Newspapers.com.
  14. Web site: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier: Prominent People Buried There . Fletcher . Jane . 2021 . Voca58.org . Vermont Old Cemetery Association . Brattleboro, VT . July 4, 2022.
  15. News: February 2, 1892 . Death Notice, George Howes . Granite City Leader . Barre, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: April 4, 1953 . Services Held for Fred Howland; Church is Filled . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 14 . .
  17. News: August 22, 1894 . Death Notice, Elisha Payne Jewett . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: May 4, 1967 . M. W. Harris, Insurance Executive, Legislator, Dies in Montpelier . . Burlington, VT . 13 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: Levi R. Kelley Dies at 68; Former State, UVM Treasurer . . Burlington, VT . 15 . Newspapers.com.
  20. News: May 6, 1859 . Death of Hon. F. F. Merrill . . Burlington, VT . 2 . . .
  21. News: April 10, 1974 . Rawson Myrick Dies, Former State Official . Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . 8 . . .
  22. News: August 27, 1891 . Funeral of Ex-State Treasurer Page . . Burlington, VT . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: June 4, 1884 . Death Notice, James S. Peck . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  24. Web site: Biography, Lucius Benedict Peck . Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . Washington, DC . July 2, 2022.
  25. News: May 31, 1901 . Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin . . Montpelier, VT . . .
  26. News: August 12, 1891 . Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 4 . . .
  27. Web site: Prominent People Buried in Vermont: Samuel Prentiss . www.voca58.org/ . Vermont Old Cemetery Association . Burlington, VT . July 14, 2017 . .
  28. Book: Ullery, Jacob G. . 1894 . Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermonters . Brattleboro, VT . Transcript Publishing Company . 187 . Google Books.
  29. Web site: Obituary, Frederick M. Reed, 1924-2012 . 2012 . Meaningfulfunerals.net/ . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510121152/https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/11183/id/1432577 . May 10, 2017 . .
  30. News: January 24, 1916 . Funeral of Mr. Senter . . Montpelier, VT . . .
  31. Web site: Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for John Spaulding . Wing . George W., Town Clerk . April 26, 1870 . Ancestry.com . Ancestry.com, LLC . Lehi, UT . July 2, 2022 . subscription.
  32. News: July 17, 1940 . Funeral Rites Held for Mason S. Stone. . . Burlington, VT . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  33. News: December 21, 1903 . Last Honors Paid To Gen. Stephen Thomas . . Montpelier, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  34. Web site: A Guide to the Daniel P. Thompson Manuscripts, ca. 1841-1866 . 1995 . Vermont History.org . Vermont Historical Society . Montpelier, VT . July 2, 2022 . 4.
  35. News: December 24, 1890 . Hon. E. P. Walton Dead . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.
  36. News: December 11, 1929 . Hold Funeral of Justice Watson: Head of Vermont Supreme Court is Laid to Rest in Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier . The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT . . .
  37. Web site: Biography, Charles Wesley Willard . Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . U.S. Congress . Washington, DC . July 2, 2022.
  38. News: April 17, 1903 . Last Honors To T. W. Wood . . Montpelier, VT . 1 . Newspapers.com.

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