Evergreen Cemetery (Menomonie, Wisconsin)

Evergreen Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Menomonie, Wisconsin
Built	1873
Architect	Cleveland and French
Architectural style	Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP Reference #	06001117[1]
Added to NRHP	2006

Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the largest in Dunn County.^[2] It was founded as a private cemetery by Knapp Stout and Company, a local lumber house.^[3] There are over 1100 graves in the "single grave" section of the cemetery,^[4] however many lack headstones because the earliest families could not afford to purchase them on a mill worker's salary.^[5] The cemetery is located on Lake Menomin.

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 and World War I. 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.^[6] 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

1. "National Register of Historic Places". NHRP. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
2. "Evergreen Cemetery Index Menomonie, WI". UW-Stout University Library. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
3. Ohnstad, Carolyn C. "Evergreen Cemetery". Retrieved 2009-07-03.
4. "Your guide to Memorial Day doings in Dunn County". The Dunn County News. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
5. Associated Press. "Menomonie cemetery to get historical marker". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
6. "American Revolutionary War Patriot". Wisconsin Society Sons of the American Revolution. Retrieved 2009-07-03.