Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Evergreen Cemetery

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2012

1. Evergreen Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1891, Evergreen Cemetery was established as a preeminent resting place for many of Virginia's most influential African-American residents. These include Maggie L. Walker, president and founder of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, and John Mitchell, Jr., champion of African-American rights and editor of the Richmond Planet newspaper. J. Henry Brown, a stonemason by trade, designed many of the tombstones erected here. By the early 1970s, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair. In 1975, volunteers from the Maggie L. Walker Historical Foundation led an effort to restore Evergreen to its original glory.

Erected 2011 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-91.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 37° 31.811′ N, 77° 23.33′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is in Oakwood Cemetery. Marker is on East Richmond Road, 0.2 miles west of Jennie Scher Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3600 East Richmond Road, Richmond VA 23223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Burying Ground – For Colored Paupers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section (approx. half a mile away); Nine Mile Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Richmond Defences (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); Dabbs House (approx. one mile away); The Dabb House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . .
1. Evergreen Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia). Wikipedia (Submitted on March 27, 2012.)

2. Historic Evergreen Cemetery. Enrichmond Foundation (Submitted on November 12, 2021.)

3. Evergreen Cemetery Historic Marker Dedication (video). A seven-minute video clip produced jointly by the National Park Service and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site of the unveiling of the marker. Includes Ajena Rogers (NPS) at 1:55 and Kathleen Kilpatrick (VA Dept.of Historic Resources) at 3:10 speaking on the marker. The unveiling is about 6 minutes in. (Submitted on November 2, 2015.)

East Richmond Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2012

2. East Richmond Road

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2012

3. Evergreen Cemetery Marker

Evergreen Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2012

4. Evergreen Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,079 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.