Green Mount Cemetery (Montpelier, Vermont)

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Green Mount Cemetery (Montpelier, Vermont)
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Established1854
Location
250 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont
CountryUnited States
TypePublic
Owned byCity of Montpelier, Vermont
Size35 acres
Website Green Mount Cemetery

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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History

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Entrance, Green Mount Cemetery

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

Green 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

The 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] [lower-alpha 1]

Notable burials

Notes

  1. ↑ There are duplicate grave markers for Henry Black and William W. Whitney. [6]

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