Eagle River Cemetery
Historic site in Keweenaw County, Michigan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eagle River Cemetery, also called the Evergreen Cemetery, is a cemetery located on highway M-26 about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Eagle River, Michigan.[1][2] It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on July 17, 1986, and is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Keweenaw Peninsula.[1]
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Eagle River Cemetery | |
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Location | M-26, near Eagle River |
Coordinates | 47.406°N 88.299°W / 47.406; -88.299 |
Area | 1 acre[1] |
Founded | 1843 1876 (Official) |
Designated | July 17, 1986 |
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The cemetery holds 317 graves that date from 1843 through the present; 98 from the nineteenth century.[1] However, the owner of the cemetery property, the Cliff Mining Company, did not officially set it aside until 1876.[1]