| Eugene Pioneer Cemetery | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 18th Ave and University St Eugene, Oregon |
| Built/Founded: | 1872 |
| Added to NRHP: | August 1, 1997 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97000850 |
| Governing body: | Eugene Pioneer Cemetery Association |
Eugene Pioneer Cemetery is a pioneer cemetery in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there often to colonize the area A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Eugene. It is the largest in both acreage and burials encompassing 16 acres with approximately 5,000 people buried there.
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History
The cemetery was founded in 1872 by the Spencer Butte Lodge No. 9 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is also known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I. There are various Orders of Odd Fellows world wide this article is about the North American organization and fellowship O. O. F. ) Cemetery. The cemetery is located adjacent to the campus of the University of Oregon but is not affiliated with the college. The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States. It is situated across University street from McArthur Court and is behind the Knight Library. McArthur Court is a Basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Knight Library is the main facility of the University of Oregon 's library system located on the University's campus in Eugene, Oregon, United States In at least three sessions of the Oregon State Legislature, bills were introduced which would have allowed the University of Oregon to condemn the property, remove those buried there and build on the land. The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U The last attempt was in 1962. All of the legislative bills died in committee. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of [1]
Notable burials in the cemetery include Louis Renninger who was awarded the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War. Louis Renninger ( August 25, 1841 - November 17, 1908) was a Union soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Renninger is one of one hundred forty-five Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery. There is also section for Spanish-American War veterans and there are many veterans from World War I and World War II buried there. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
G. A. R. burial plot
The "signature" of the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery is the Grand Army of the Republic burial plot located near the center of the cemetery. The plot was purchased in 1887 by the Gen. John W. Geary Post of the Eugene G. John White Geary (December 30 1819 February 8 1873 was an American lawyer politician and a Union general in the American Civil War. A. R. There are fifty-seven known graves in the plot including fifty-one Civil War veterans and six women and children. In the center of the plot stands a twenty-five-foot statue of a Union soldier. In 1903, Union veteran John Covell’s estate, valued at $2,500, specified that a monument be placed at the G. A. R. plot where he was laid to rest. The bequest was challenged in court by Covell’s relatives, but a Eugene judge ruled in favor of the G. A. R. The statue was carved in Vermont and shipped by rail to Eugene. The 8-ton statue was brought to the cemetery by an 8-horse team and raised by block and tackle. In December 2001, vandals broke the head of the statue off and pulverized it. Local artist David Miller was commissioned to sculpt a replacement. An 800-pound block of blue marble was obtained from the same Vermont quarry where the original statue was carved one hundred years before. The new head was installed in February 2003 and dedicated that Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in)
In 2007 the G. A. R. plot underwent a major restoration by the Col. Edward D. Baker Camp of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24 1811 &ndash October 21 1861 was an English -born American politician, lawyer, military leader. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW is an American fraternal organization, the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR
Notable burials
- James Henry Dickey Henderson (1810–1885), U. James Henry Dickey Henderson ( July 23 1810 - December 13, 1885) was a U S. Representative from Oregon[2]
- Harrison R. Kincaid (1836-1920), Oregon Secretary of State
- Louis Renninger (1841-1908), Medal of Honor recipient in the Civil War
- Joshua J. Louis Renninger ( August 25, 1841 - November 17, 1908) was a Union soldier who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry Walton (1838-1909), pioneer lawyer, regent of the University of Oregon
References
- ^ Oregon National Register List. Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department (July 16, 2007). The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD officially known (in state law as the State Parks and Recreation Department, is the government agency of the Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2008-01-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Lane County, Oregon. The Political Graveyard. The Political Graveyard is a Website and Database that catalogues information about over 180000 American political figures and political families Retrieved on 2008-01-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC