Southeast Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Evergreen Cemetery Pioneers Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2003

1. Evergreen Cemetery Pioneers Memorial

Looking south across Blocks 48, 49, and 27.

Inscription. This monument erected in memory of those unsung pioneers who helped build the Pikes Peak Region, the infants born to pioneer families of this area, and those later residents, both known and unknown, who came to this final resting place: Blocks 20, 27, and 45 - 50. Dating from the 1860s.

Erected by the El Paso County Pioneers' Assn., Inc. Dedicated this 29th day of May 1993

Recorded names of approximately 1400 people buried in these blocks searchable[?] in the cemetery office.

Erected 1993 by El Paso County Pioneers' Association., Inc., and Evergreen Cemetery.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1993.

Location. 38° 48.84′ N, 104° 47.695′ W. Marker is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is in Southeast Colorado Springs. Memorial is in Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 S. Hancock Avenue, on Carnation Street west of Myrtle Avenue, on the north side of Cemetery Block 48. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colorado Springs CO 80903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nikola Tesla (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ivywild Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); The First Stake of the Fountain Colony

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Zebulon Pike, Soldier-Explorer (approx. 2.3 miles away); Van Briggle Pottery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Old Colorado City (approx. 4.2 miles away); Colorado City (approx. 4.2 miles away); a different marker also named Old Colorado City (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.

Evergreen Cemetery Chapel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 4, 2003

2. Evergreen Cemetery Chapel

About 200 feet from cemetery entrance, in Block 73.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.