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Evergreen Cemetery (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

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164: 347:, founded a new cemetery two miles from town. The original names were the Mount Washington or Mountain Home Cemetery. In 1877, the name was changed to Evergreen Cemetery. In 1875, the original ten acres (4.0 ha) or so was deeded to the city of Colorado Springs and it has been a city owned and operated cemetery since then. In 1993 the cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original ten acres has grown to over 220 acres (0.89 km) with 90,000 plus burials in 2014 and the cemetery still performs about 700 burials per year. 189: 1158: 674: 150: 1169: 22: 196: 171: 350:
Evergreen Cemetery is the burial place of many of the people that built the city of Colorado Springs along with founders of many neighboring cities. It is also the burial place of many of the people that made millions from the last Colorado gold rush, world renowned artists, writers and composers,
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When Colorado Springs was founded in 1871 there were already two cemeteries serving El Paso County but both were quickly found to be inadequate in serving the needs of the rapidly growing city. In 1874, the founder of Colorado Springs, General
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philanthropists, captains of industry and business, Union and Confederate soldiers, sports figures, politicians, actors, and even an astronaut.
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Evergreen Cemetery (Colorado Springs, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Evergreen Cemetery (Colorado Springs, Colorado) is located in the United States
Colorado Springs, Colorado
38°48′56″N 104°47′43″W / 38.81556°N 104.79528°W / 38.81556; -104.79528
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
National Register of Historic Places
El Paso County, Colorado
William Jackson Palmer
William Jackson Palmer
Winfield Scott Stratton
James Ferguson Burns
Edward William Purvis
Francis Henry Maynard
Franklin Eli Brooks
William H. Gill
Leo Arthur Hoegh

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