Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside
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Evergreen Cemetery
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Location | Elizabeth, Hillside and Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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Area | 115 acres (47 hectares) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Mid-19th-century revival, late-19th- and 20th-century revivals, late Victorian |
NRHP Reference # | 91000882 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 9, 1991 |
Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is an American cemetery and crematorium located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey. Parts of it are in Hillside, Elizabeth, and Newark.[2]
The cemetery is listed on both the New Jersey Register[3] and the National Register of Historic Places,[4] since 1991.[5]
Notable graves include authors Stephen Crane, Mary Mapes Dodge and Edward Stratemeyer. Six former U.S. Congressmen (including one who became Senator) and one non-voting delegate (from Alaska) are buried there as well.
The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Roma (Gypsy) families.
Notable interments
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- James Vote Bomford (1811–1892) – Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
- William Brant Jr. (1842–1898) – Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- John Brisbin (1818–1880) – U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, 1851[6]
- William Chetwood (1771–1857) – U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1836–1837[7]
- Adoniram Judson Clark (1838–1913) – Civil War Union Army officer
- Amos Clark, Jr. (1828–1912) – U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 1873–1875[8]
- Stephen Crane (1871–1900) – author; known for his war novel The Red Badge of Courage (1895)[9]
- Barton Wood Currie (1877–1962) – American journalist and author[10]
- Mary Mapes Dodge (1831–1905) – author; known for her novel Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (1865)[9]
- James M. Drake (1837–1913) – Civil War Medal of Honor recipient[11]
- George F. Houston (1896–1944) – Broadway and Hollywood actor
- Adolphous J. Johnson (1815–1893) – Civil War Union Army officer[12]
- Phineas Jones (1819–1884) – represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 1881–1883[13]
- John Kean (1852–1914) – U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 1883–1885, 1887–1889; United States Senator from New Jersey[14]
- Rufus King, Jr. (1838–1900) – Civil War Medal of Honor recipient[15]
- Luther Martin (1827–1863) – Civil War Union Army officer[16][17]
- Edward Stratemeyer (1862–1930) – author and creator of The Hardy Boys (1927) and Nancy Drew (1930) book series[9]
- Charles August Sulzer (1879–1919) – delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1917–1919[18]
- William Sulzer (1863–1941) – Governor of New York in 1913 who was impeached and removed from office later that year[19]
See also
References
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- ↑ ID #2681
- ↑ Reference #91000882
- ↑ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Union County. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
- ↑ John Brisbin, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ↑ William Chetwood, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ↑ Amos Clark, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
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- ↑ [2]. The New York Times. November 29, 1913. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ Civil War index. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ Phineas Jones, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ↑ John Kean, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ↑ AOTW. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ↑ [3]. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ↑ [4]. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ↑ Charles August Sulzer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
- ↑ William Sulzer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
External links
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- Cemeteries in Union County, New Jersey
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
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- Geography of Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Hillside, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Union County, New Jersey
- Romani in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Elizabeth, New Jersey