Evergreen Cemetery

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Evergreen Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, notable for its role in the Battle of Gettysburg and its proximity to the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

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Evergreen Cemetery canonical 2
Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
gatehouse
historic site
adjacentTo Gettysburg National Cemetery
architecturalStyle Victorian funerary landscape
battle Battle of Gettysburg
country United States of America
distanceToGettysburgNationalCemetery adjacent, separated mainly by boundary lines and roads
governingBody nonprofit cemetery association
hasAlternateName Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
surface form: Evergreen Cemetery of Gettysburg
hasCoordinates 39.821°N 77.227°W
hasDesignation rural cemetery
hasEntrance arched brick gatehouse entrance
hasHistoricalPeriod American Civil War
hasNotableBurials David Wills
Edward McPherson
Elizabeth Thorn
Jennie Wade
John L. Burns
Samuel Simon Schmucker
many local Civil War veterans
hasPart Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse
hasStructure family plots
monuments
ornamental trees
winding lanes
hasView Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg town
hasWebsite https://evergreencemeterygettysburg.com/
heritageDesignation contributing property to Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
inception 1854
locatedIn Adams County, Pennsylvania
Evergreen Cemetery
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
locatedNear Gettysburg National Military Park
locatedOnTerrainFeature Cemetery Hill
nearbyLandmark Baltimore Pike
Culp's Hill
surface form: Culp’s Hill
notableFor proximity to Gettysburg National Cemetery
role in the Battle of Gettysburg
openToPublic true
ownedBy Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
surface form: Evergreen Cemetery Association of Gettysburg
partOf Gettysburg National Military Park
surface form: Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District
significantEvent Battle of Gettysburg
Union defensive position on Cemetery Hill
tourism Civil War heritage tourism site
usedAs Union army headquarters on Cemetery Hill
usedFor burial ground

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Cemetery Hill contains Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania hasStructure Evergreen Cemetery
this entity surface form: Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse