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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Call for Volunteers: Friends of Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Alexandria Pike near Highland Ave./Google The Friends of Evergreen Cemetery will hold the first meeting of 2015 Several projects will be discussed, and everyone is welcome.