Evergreen Cemetery, or Evergreen Memorial Park is a cemetery

Cemetery

A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...

 in Riverside, California

Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...

, 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.

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

• Marcella Craft
  Marcella Craft
  Marcella Craft was an American operatic soprano who performed internationally in the late 19th century and early 20th century.-Personal life:...
  
   (1874–1959), Riverside resident who became an international opera star.
• Milton J. Daniels
  Milton J. Daniels
  Milton John Daniels was a U.S. Representative from California.Born in Cobleskill , New York, Daniels attended the public schools. His family moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania, and he worked with his father in the lumber business. He moved to Rochester, Minnesota, in 1856, and was appointed...
  
   (1838–1940), a United States House of Representatives
  United States House of Representatives
  The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
  
   member from California.
• Willits J. Hole
  Willits J. Hole
  Willits J. Hole was an American businessman and real estate developer of Southern California, during the early part of the twentieth century...
  
   (1858–1936), an American businessman and Southern California real estate developer. Known as the "father" of La Habra
  La Habra, California
  La Habra is a city in the northwestern corner of Orange County, California. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,239. Its related city, La Habra Heights is located to the north of La Habra, and is in Los Angeles County.-Origin of name:...
  
  . (Buried with wife Mary B. Weeks-Hole (1865–1938).)
• John T. Jarvis
  John T. Jarvis
  John T. Jarvis was the sixth mayor of Riverside, California, United States. Prior to the office of mayor, Jarvis was the Riverside County Assessor, and a Riverside city councilman...
  
   (1847–1932), elected Mayor of Riverside in 1926.
• Frank Augustus Miller
  Frank Augustus Miller
  Frank Augustus Miller was the owner and chief developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California, United States. He was also a civic leader and one of Riverside's strongest promoters....
  
   (1857–1935), founder of the Mission Inn
  Mission Inn
  The Mission Inn, now known as The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, is a historic landmark hotel in downtown Riverside, California. Although a composite of many architectural styles, it is generally considered the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States.-History:The property began as a...
  
   in Riverside, California.
• John W. North
  John W. North
  John Wesley North was a 19th century pioneer American statesman of national reputation. He is the founder of the cities of Northfield, Minnesota, and of Riverside, California, where John W. North High School and the John W. North Water Treatment Plant are named after him...
  
   (1815–1890), a 19th century pioneer, American statesman, and founder of Riverside, California.
• Cornelius C. Smith
  Cornelius C. Smith
  Colonel Cornelius Cole Smith was an American officer in the U.S. Army who served with the 6th U.S. Cavalry during the Sioux Wars. On January 1, 1891, he and four other cavalry troopers successfully defended a U.S. Army supply train from a force of 300 Sioux warriors at the White River in South...
  
   (1869–1936), Indian Wars Medal of Honor
  Medal of Honor
  The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
  
   recipient.
• Eliza Tibbets
  Eliza Tibbets
  Eliza Tibbets , on her ranch in Riverside, California with husband Luther C. Tibbets, is known as growing the first Washington navel orange and founding the citrus industry and cultural landscape of orange groves in California, United States...
  
   (1823–1898), planted the first navel orange in California, spawning the citrus industry in California.
• Luther C. Tibbets
  Luther C. Tibbets
  Luther Calvin Tibbets was born in South Berwick, York County, Maine. He and his wife Eliza Tibbets grew the first Washington Navel orange in Riverside, California in 1871, and founded the California citrus industry.-History:...
  
  (1820–1902), along with his wife, helped spawn the citrus industry in California.

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