Green Mount Cemetery (Montpelier, Vermont)

Green Mount Cemetery
Welcome sign, Green Mount Cemetery
Details
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

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]

History

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] [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

• 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

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

References

1. Montpelier Cemetery Commission. "Green Mount Cemetery". Montpelier-VT.org. Montpelier, VT: City of Montpelier, Vermont. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
2. Montpelier Cemetery Commission (1855). Services at the Dedication of Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vt. E. P. Walton. p. 4 – via Google Books.
3. 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.
4. "Black Agnes Statue". Vermont History. Barre, VT: Vermont Historical Society. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
5. National Park Service. "Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot, Montpelier, Vermont". NPS.gov. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
6. Heller, Paul (December 28, 2021). "The Soldiers' Lot in Green Mount Cemetery". Barre Montpelier Times Argus . Barre, VT. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
7. 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.
8. Garrett, Pam (2015). "Biography, John William Burgess". Markham of Chesterfield: Ancestors and Descendants of John Markham. Pamela Hutchison Garrett. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
9. "Death Notice, John W. Clark". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 10, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Photograph: Clark, Dayton Perry". John Gibson Collection. Vermont in the Civil War. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
11. "Biography, Coffey, Robert John". Soldier Biographies. Vermont in the Civil War. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
12. "Mr. Fifield's Funeral". Montpelier Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. July 25, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final Tribute Paid Benjamin Gates In Simple Rites". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. October 7, 1943. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Fletcher, Jane (2021). "Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier: Prominent People Buried There". Voca58.org. Brattleboro, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
15. "Death Notice, George Howes". Granite City Leader. Barre, VT. February 2, 1892. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Services Held for Fred Howland; Church is Filled". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. April 4, 1953. p. 14.
17. "Death Notice, Elisha Payne Jewett". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 22, 1894 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "M. W. Harris, Insurance Executive, Legislator, Dies in Montpelier". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. May 4, 1967. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "Levi R. Kelley Dies at 68; Former State, UVM Treasurer". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
20. "Death of Hon. F. F. Merrill". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. May 6, 1859. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
21. "Rawson Myrick Dies, Former State Official". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. April 10, 1974. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
22. "Funeral of Ex-State Treasurer Page". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. August 27, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
23. "Death Notice, James S. Peck". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. June 4, 1884. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
24. 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.
25. "Death Came Today to C. H. Pitkin". The Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. May 31, 1901 – via Newspapers.com.
26. "Funeral of Hon. C. W. Porter". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. August 12, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
27. "Prominent People Buried in Vermont: Samuel Prentiss". www.voca58.org/. Burlington, VT: Vermont Old Cemetery Association. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
28. 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.
29. "Obituary, Frederick M. Reed, 1924-2012". Meaningfulfunerals.net/. 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
30. "Funeral of Mr. Senter". Montpelier Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. January 24, 1916 – via Newspapers.com.
31. 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.
32. "Funeral Rites Held for Mason S. Stone". The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. July 17, 1940. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
33. "Last Honors Paid To Gen. Stephen Thomas". The Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. December 21, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
34. "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.
35. "Hon. E. P. Walton Dead". Vermont Watchman & State Journal. Montpelier, VT. December 24, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
36. "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.
37. 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.
38. "Last Honors To T. W. Wood". The Evening Argus . Montpelier, VT. April 17, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont at Find A Grave
• Green Mount Cemetery Soldiers' Lot at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration

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