| Evergreen Cemetery | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Evercemadams_121512.jpg) Ginnie Wade Monument, location of platform for Gettysburg Address and Soldiers National Monument (L to R) are marked on the horizon. The oldest section (A) of the cemetery appears behind the Parrott rifled cannon. | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1854 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°49′08″N 77°13′49″W / 39.8189770°N 77.2302596°W |
| Size | 17.65 acres (7.14 ha) |
| Find a Grave | Evergreen Cemetery |
Evergreen Cemetery – formerly called Citizen's Cemetery[1][2] and Ever Green Cemetery – is a historic 29.12 acre rural cemetery[3] located just outside Gettysburg Borough, in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] It is part of Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District, and is surrounded by Gettysburg National Military Park and Soldiers' National Cemetery.
The cemetery played a strategic role in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Four months after the battle, at the dedication of the immediately-adjacent National Cemetery, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his "Gettysburg Address" from a platform in Evergreen Cemetery.[5][6]
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- ^ Adams County. "Public Interactive GIS Mapping". Parcel ID: 09F13-0150---000. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Historical Marker Database. "The Gettysburg Address". Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ National Park Service. "National Cemetery Walking Tour" (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2013.