Evergreen Cemetery is a
cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
in
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Menomonie () is a city in and the county seat of Dunn County in the western part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The city's population was 16,843 as of the 2020 census.
Named for the original inhabitants of the area, the Menominee, the city fo ...
and the largest in
Dunn County.
[ ] It was founded as a private cemetery by
Knapp Stout and Company, Menomonie's huge lumber company.
There are over 1100 graves in the "single grave" section of the cemetery,
however many lack
headstone
A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. It is traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions, among others. In most cases, it has the deceased's name, da ...
s because the earliest families could not afford to purchase them on a
mill
Mill may refer to:
Science and technology
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* Mill (grinding)
* Milling (machining)
* Millwork
* Textile mill
* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
* List of types of mill
* Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...
worker's salary.
The cemetery is located on
Lake Menomin
Lake Menomin is a reservoir on the Red Cedar River, in Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe name for this lake, ''Manoominikaani-zaaga'igan'' meaning "Abundant with Wild Rice Lake."
Along the lake's western and sou ...
.
Veterans of war
Evergreen Cemetery contains the graves of many United States war veterans. The cemetery is divided into sections for single graves, including those for the
Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
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and
World War I
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. One of the more notable plots is the Tainter family plot, which is accompanied by a historic marker. The lot includes Dr. Stephen Tainter, a physician and
Revolutionary War hero who enlisted at age 16 in 1776.
Tainter's body was relocated by his grandson Captain Andrew Tainter, a "
lumber baron" and partner at Knapp Stout and Company, the organization that founded the cemetery.
References
{{Commons category, Evergreen Cemetery (Menomonie, Wisconsin)
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Dunn County, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places in Dunn County, Wisconsin
1873 establishments in Wisconsin
Cemeteries established in the 1870s