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 | |
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| Location | M-26, near Eagle River |
| Coordinates | 47°24′22″N 88°17′56″W / 47.406°N 88.299°W |
| Area | 1 acre[1] |
| Founded | 1843 1876 (Official) |
| Designated | July 17, 1986 |
  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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edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Index to Eagle River (Evergreen) Cemetery". Michigan Tech Archives. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
