Don Miller, an expert with over 30 years of fieldwork experience, is trying to solve a long-forgotten piece of Civil War history. In Southgate’s Evergreen Cemetery, four iron cannons stand guard over the resting spot of dozens of veterans from America’s bloodiest war. Questions surrounding these silent sentinels have intrigued Miller enough that he decided […]
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Reserve Your Spot Now for the November 4 Friends of Evergreen Veterans Day Historic Tour
The Friends of Evergreen and the Fort Thomas Museum will co-sponsor a unique tour of Evergreen Cemetery on November 4 as part of their Veterans Day remembrance. The cemetery is more than a burial ground. Its strategic geography played a pivotal role in the defense of Fort Thomas, Newport, and Cincinnati and evidence of its […]
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Explore Evergreen Event – Evergreen Cemetery – Southgate, Kentucky
Evergreen Cemetery. Flickr. The first annual “Explore Evergreen” event has been scheduled for Saturday April 9 from noon until 3 p.m. Evergreen Cemetery, located at 25 Alexandria Pike in Southgate, is the largest cemetery in Campbell County, Kentucky, still in operation. The Cemetery was established in the 1840s, to replace the Newport, Cemetery. There will […]
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Evergreen Cemetery Seeks Funds to Repair Roads
FTM file. The Board of Directors of historic Evergreen Cemetery in Southgate, Kentucky, is seeking help from the community to improve the roads within the cemetery. The cemetery was founded in 1847 and is the location of approximately 65,000 burials. It is also the site of Shaler Battery, an encampment built during the Civil War […]
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Local Boy Scout Creates Evergreen Cemetery Virtual Walking Tour
Evergreen Cemetery; photo by Mark Collier Evergreen Cemetery, Campbell County’s largest cemetery, located on Alexandria Pike in Southgate, Ky., was established in 1847. Driving past you likely have noted its beauty. But did you know how many prominent Kentuckians are buried there? There’s William Horsfall, who ran away from home, became a Civil War drummer […]
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Evergreen Cemetery Creates Friends Organization and Appoints Newest Board Member
Press release SOUTGATE, Kentucky, July 29, 2014 — The Board of Directors of Evergreen Cemetery announces it has appointed it newest member to the Board. Andrea Janovic, a Campbell County attorney who resides in Fort Thomas, has been appointed to fill the vacant seat held by the late James Odgen, who passed away in 2013. […]
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Update on Historical Marker in Evergreen Cemetary
As an update to a story I mentioned a couple months ago about an effort to raise funds for a historical marker for the Evergreen Cemetery I received this press release over the weekend: On Saturday, January 23, a group of Campbell Countians will unveil a new Kentucky Historical Highway Marker on US 27/Alexandria Pike […]
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New Historic Marker for Evergreen Cemetery – Your Help Needed
There is a group of people working to establish a new historic marker at the Evergreen Cemetery. The group has currently raised $1,000 but needs your help to raise an additional $1,400 to make the marker happen. The group has also received approval from the KY Historic Marker Commission (yes this is apparently a real […]