Evergreen Cemetery (Juneau, Alaska)
Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Juneau, the capital of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was established in 1887 to replace the older cemetery on Chicken Ridge, near Main Street, when that location was staked as a gold mine. Most of the graves in this older cemetery were moved to the new cemetery between 1889 and 1892 and the rest were moved about 1915. The grounds were deeded by Evergreen Cemetery Association to the City of Juneau on May 23, 1907.[1]
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1887 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 58.3047°N 134.4236°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Juneau City and Borough |
| Size | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Evergreen Cemetery |
Evergreen Cemetery is operated by the Juneau Department of Parks and Recreation, and was Juneau's main cemetery from 1887 until Alaskan Memorial Park in Mendenhall Valley opened in the 1970s.
Notable interments
- Richard Harris (died October 11, 1907, buried December 28, 1907), co-founder of Juneau
- Waino Edward Hendrickson, mayor of Juneau 1946–1953 and acting territorial governor 1957 and 1958–1959
- Joe Juneau (died March, 1899, buried August 16, 1903), co-founder of Juneau
- Alfred P. Swineford, district governor 1885–1889
- China Joe
See also
References
- "Local Area Place Names". Aug 28, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. Retrieved Oct 3, 2019.
External links
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