Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside

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Evergreen Cemetery
Location Elizabeth
Hillside
and Newark
Coordinates 40°41′32″N 74°12′39″W / 40.69222°N 74.21083°W / 40.69222; -74.21083Coordinates: 40°41′32″N 74°12′39″W / 40.69222°N 74.21083°W / 40.69222; -74.21083
Area 115 acres (47 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

91000882

[1]
Added to NRHP July 09, 1991

Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is a cemetery and crematorium located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County, New Jersey, United States. 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 Mary Mapes Dodge, Stephen Crane, 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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. 
  2. See USGS Topo for county lines.
  3. ID #2681
  4. Reference #91000882
  5. New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Union County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
  6. John Brisbin, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  7. William Chetwood, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  8. Amos Clark, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place". The New York Times. March 28, 2004. "Go to Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside and you will find a writers' warren. Perhaps the most famous is Stephen Crane, who grew up in Asbury Park and is best known for The Red Badge of Courage. Also there is Mary Mapes Dodge, who was said to never have been to Europe before writing Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates. And though the achievement of another resident, Edward Stratemeyer, may not be in the realm of Mr. Crane's, his creations include Nancy Drew, the Bobbsey Twins and the Hardy Boys." 
  10. -The New York Times; printed 1913-11-29; Retrieved 2011-05-29
  11. Civil War index- Retrieved 2011-05-29
  12. Phineas Jones, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  13. John Kean, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  14. AOTW-Retrieved 2011-05-30
  15. -Retrieved 2011-05-30
  16. - Retrieved 2011-05-30
  17. Charles August Sulzer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.
  18. William Sulzer, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 13, 2007.

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