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]
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| Established | 1854 |
| Location | 250 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Montpelier, Vermont |
| Size | 35 acres |
| Website | Green Mount Cemetery |
History
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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
editGreen 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
editThe 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][a]
- Black, Henry – Private in 3rd Maine Infantry, 17th Maine, and 20th Maine. Died at Montpelier's Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
- Collins, Luther M. – Private in 17th Vermont Infantry. Died in 1871.
- Hand, Thomas – Private in Company I, 174th New York Infantry and 162nd New York Infantry. Later a member of 26th Company, 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps. Died at Sloan Hospital in 1865.
- Mooney, John – Died at Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
- Pierce, Ira Frank – Served in Company I, 11th Vermont Infantry, which was later designated 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery. Died in 1927.
- Whitney, William W. – Sergeant in 1st Vermont Cavalry. Died at Sloan Army Hospital in 1865.
Notable burials
edit- George W. Bailey Jr., Secretary of State of Vermont[7]
- John William Burgess, political scientist[8]
- Ruth Payne Burgess, artist[8]
- John W. Clark, recipient of the Medal of Honor[9]
- Dayton P. Clarke, recipient of the Medal of Honor[10]
- Robert J. Coffey, recipient of the Medal of Honor[11]
- Benjamin F. Fifield, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont[12]
- Benjamin Gates, Vermont Auditor of Accounts[13]
- George H. Guernsey, architect[14]
- George Howes, Vermont State Treasurer[15]
- Fred A. Howland, Secretary of State of Vermont[16]
- Elisha P. Jewett, Vermont State Treasurer[17]
- Merrill W. Harris, President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate[18]
- Levi R. Kelley, Vermont State Treasurer[19]
- Farrand F. Merrill, Secretary of State of Vermont[20]
- Jonathan Peckham Miller, abolitionist[14]
- Rawson C. Myrick, Secretary of State of Vermont[21]
- John A. Page, Vermont State Treasurer[22]
- James Stevens Peck, Adjutant General of the Vermont National Guard[23]
- Lucius Benedict Peck, United States Representative (Vermont's 4th district)[24]
- Clarence H. Pitkin, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[25]
- Charles W. Porter, Secretary of State of Vermont[26]
- Samuel Prentiss, United States Senator[27]
- Timothy P. Redfield, Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[28]
- Frederick M. Reed, Vermont Attorney General[29]
- John H. Senter, U.S. Attorney for Vermont[30]
- John Spaulding, Vermont State Treasurer[31]
- Mason S. Stone, Lieutenant governor of Vermont[32]
- Stephen Thomas, recipient of the Medal of Honor[33]
- Daniel Pierce Thompson, novelist who also served as Secretary of State of Vermont[34]
- Eliakim Persons Walton, United States Representative (Vermont's 1st district)[35]
- John H. Watson, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court[36]
- Charles W. Willard, United States Representative (Vermont's 1st district)[37]
- Thomas Waterman Wood, artist[38]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Montpelier Cemetery Commission. "Green Mount Cemetery". Montpelier-VT.org. Montpelier, VT: City of Montpelier, Vermont. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ Montpelier Cemetery Commission (1855). Services at the Dedication of Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. E. P. Walton. p. 4 – via Google Books.
- ^ Heller, Paul (2015). Montpelier Chronicles: Historic Stories of the Capital City. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-6258-5602-9 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Black Agnes Statue". Vermont History. Barre, VT: Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c National Park Service. "Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, Montpelier, Vermont". NPS.gov. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Heller, Paul (December 28, 2021). "The Soldiers' Lot in Green Mount Cemetery". Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Barre, VT. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ Merrill, Timothy R., Montpelier City Clerk. "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Record for George W. Bailey Jr". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Garrett, Pam (2015). "Biography, John William Burgess". Markham of Chesterfield: Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Pamela Hutchison Garrett. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Death Notice, John W. Clark". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 10, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Photograph: Clark, Dayton Perry". John Gibson Collection. Vermont in the Civil War. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Biography, Coffey, Robert John". Soldier Biographies. Vermont in the Civil War. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Mr. Fifield's Funeral". Montpelier Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. July 25, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Tribute Paid Benjamin Gates In Simple Rites". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 7, 1943. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Jane (2021). "Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier: Prominent People Buried There". Voca58.org. Brattleboro, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Death Notice, George Howes". Granite City Leader. Barre, VT. February 2, 1892. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Services Held for Fred Howland; Church is Filled". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. April 4, 1953. p. 14.
- ^ "Death Notice, Elisha Payne Jewett". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 22, 1894 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "M. W. Harris, Insurance Executive, Legislator, Dies in Montpelier". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 4, 1967. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Levi R. Kelley Dies at 68; Former State, UVM Treasurer". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death of Hon. F. F. Merrill". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. May 6, 1859. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rawson Myrick Dies, Former State Official". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. April 10, 1974. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Funeral of Ex-State Treasurer Page". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. August 27, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Death Notice, James S. Peck". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. June 4, 1884. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Biography, Lucius Benedict Peck". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 12, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prominent People Buried in Vermont: Samuel Prentiss". www.voca58.org/. Burlington, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Ullery, Jacob G. (1894). Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermonters. Brattleboro, VT: Transcript Publishing Company. p. 187 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary, Frederick M. Reed, 1924-2012". Meaningfulfunerals.net/. 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Funeral of Mr. Senter". Montpelier Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. January 24, 1916 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wing, George W., Town Clerk (April 26, 1870). "Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, Death Entry for John Spaulding". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Funeral Rites Held for Mason S. Stone". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. July 17, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last Honors Paid To Gen. Stephen Thomas". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. December 21, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Guide to the Daniel P. Thompson Manuscripts, ca. 1841-1866" (PDF). Vermont History.org. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. 1995. p. 4. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Hon. E. P. Walton Dead". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. December 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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. December 11, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Biography, Charles Wesley Willard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Last Honors To T. W. Wood". The Evening Argus. Montpelier, VT. April 17, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont at Find A Grave
- Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration