The Eagle River Cemetery, also called the Evergreen Cemetery, is a cemetery located on highway M-26 about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Eagle River, Michigan.[1][2] It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on July 17, 1986, and is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Keweenaw Peninsula.[1]

Eagle River Cemetery
LocationM-26, near Eagle River
Coordinates47°24′22″N 88°17′56″W / 47.406°N 88.299°W / 47.406; -88.299
Area1 acre[1]
Founded1843
1876 (Official)
DesignatedJuly 17, 1986
Eagle River Cemetery is located in Michigan
Eagle River Cemetery
Location of Eagle River Cemetery in Michigan

The cemetery holds 317 graves that date from 1843 through the present; 98 from the nineteenth century.[1] However, the owner of the cemetery property, the Cliff Mining Company, did not officially set it aside until 1876.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e Staff. "Eagle River Cemetery". State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Index to Eagle River (Evergreen) Cemetery". Michigan Tech Archives. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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