Evergreen Cemetery, or Evergreen Memorial Park 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 ...

Riverside, California Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...

, United States. The first burial occurred in 1872, and the cemetery became the resting place of many historic figures of Riverside.

History

A portion of the current cemetery was originally set aside in 1870 when Riverside was platted. When the ''Riverside Cemetery Association'' was formed on November 11, 1873, they named the cemetery the Riverside Cemetery.Gunther, Jame Davies. ''Riverside County, California, Place Names; Their Origins and Their Stories'', Rubidoux Printing Co, 1984, p. 182. . In 1880 the Riverside Cemetery Association incorporated as the Evergreen Cemetery Association. In 1966 the name Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum was adopted, and burials continue today in the newer sections of the cemetery under that name. The older sections of the cemetery, now named the Evergreen Historic Memorial Cemetery, were in disrepair for many years, but were restored in 2008 through a cooperative effort by concerned citizens and the city.

Notable interments

* Hershel L. Carnahan (1879–1941), 30th Lieutenant Governor of California (1928–1931) *

Marcella Craft Marcella Craft (August 11, 1874 – December 12, 1959) was an American operatic soprano who performed internationally in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Personal life Born Marcia Craft in Indianapolis, Indiana, she moved with her ...

(1874–1959), Riverside resident who became an international opera star. *

Stephen W. Cunningham Stephen W. Cunningham (July 29, 1886 – July 28, 1956) was the first graduate manager at the Southern Branch of the University of California, later UCLA, and a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1933 to 1941. Personal life Cunningham ...

(1886–1956), first UCLA graduate manager and Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–41 *

Milton J. Daniels Milton John Daniels (April 18, 1838 – December 1, 1914) was an American Civil War veteran and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1903 to 1905. Biography Born in Cobleskill (village), New York, Dan ...

(1838–1940), a

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member from California. *

Isabel H. Ellis Isabel "Bell" Harris Ellis (February 28, 1881 - November 25, 1962) was the president of the Riverside Woman's Club. Early life Isabel "Bell" Harris Ellis was born in Crawford County, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1881, the daughter of James Harris (18 ...

(1881–1962), president of the Riverside Woman's Club * Edmund C. Hinde (1830–1909), was a

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during the

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, and diarist whose journals are held by the state of California. * Harry Hinde (1865–1942), politician, inventor, and businessman. * Willits J. Hole (1858–1936), an American businessman and Southern California real estate developer. Known as the "father" of

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. (Buried with wife Mary B. Weeks-Hole (1865–1938).) * John T. Jarvis (1847–1932), elected Mayor of Riverside in 1926. *

Frank Augustus Miller Frank Augustus Miller (June 30, 1858 – June 17, 1935) was the owner and chief developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, United States, where Frank Augustus Miller Middle School was named after him. He was also a civic leader and ...

(1857–1935), founder of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. *

John W. North John Wesley North (January 4, 1815 – February 22, 1890) was an American abolitionist, lawyer, and politician. A founder of the Republican Party of Minnesota, North also served in Minnesota's constitutional convention. As a legislator in the Mi ...

(1815–1890), a 19th-century pioneer, American statesman, and founder of Riverside, California. * Cornelius C. Smith (1869–1936), Indian Wars

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recipient. *

Eliza Tibbets Eliza Tibbets (born Eliza Maria Lovell; 1823–1898) was among early American settlers and founders of Riverside, California; she was an activist in Washington, D.C., for progressive social causes, including freedmen's rights and universal suffra ...

(1823–1898), planted the first navel orange in California, spawning the citrus industry in California. *

Luther C. Tibbets Luther Calvin Tibbets (June 26, 1820 – July 21, 1902) was a Maine merchant and farmer who supplied the federal government from New York City during the American Civil War, had a store in Virginia after the war, and moved to Riverside, Californ ...

(1820–1902), along with his wife, helped spawn the citrus industry in California. *

Al Wilson Aldra Kauwa Wilson (born June 21, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and ...

(1939–2008), soul singer. * Henry Westbrook (1847–1922) Contractor, Builder, Banker, Fruit Company Executive & Director of the Riverside Water Company.Evergreen Cemetery, people, Henry A. Westbrook
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References

External links

* {{Official, http://www.evergreen-cemetery.info/index.php Cemeteries in Riverside County, California Landmarks in Riverside, California Geography of Riverside, California 1870 establishments in California Cemeteries established in the 1870s

History

Notable interments

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