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. It is on East Richmond Road 0.2 miles west of Jennie Scher

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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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other 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); Trailblazers of a New Era (approx. 0.6 miles away); Nine Mile Road (approx. 0.9 miles away); Richmond Defences (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Dabbs House (approx. one mile away); The Dabb House (approx. one mile

East Richmond Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2012

2. East Richmond Road

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Oakwood Cemetery Confederate Section (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing); Dabbs House (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Dabbs House (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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.)

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 2,019 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.