Evergreen Cemetery and Crematory is a

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and

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located at 1137 North Broad Street, Hillside, Union County,

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. Parts of it are in Hillside,

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, and

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. The cemetery is listed on both the

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and the

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, since 1991. Notable graves include authors

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Mary Mapes Dodge Mary Elizabeth Mapes Dodge (January 26, 1831 – August 21, 1905) was an American children's author and editor, best known for her novel ''Hans Brinker''. She was the recognized leader in juvenile literature for almost a third of the nineteenth ...

and

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. Six former U.S.

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(including one who became

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) and one non-voting

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(from

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) are buried there as well. The cemetery also is known for having a section of plots devoted to Romani "gypsy" families. It is adjacent to Weequahic Golf Course. ''

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'' was filmed there with

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Notable interments

* James Vote Bomford (1811–1892), Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General * William Brant Jr. (1842–1898), Civil War

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recipient * John Brisbin (1818–1880), U.S. Representative from

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, 1851 *

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(1771–1857), U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1836–37 * Adoniram Judson Clark (1838–1913), Civil War Union Army officer * Amos Clark Jr. (1828–1912), U.S. Representative from

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, 1873–75 *

(1871–1900), author; known for his

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'' (1895) * Barton Wood Currie (1877–1962), American journalist and author *

(1831–1905), author; known for her novel ''

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'' (1865) * James M. Drake (1837–1913), Civil War

recipient *

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(1896–1944), Broadway and Hollywood actor * Adolphus J. Johnson (1815–1893), Civil War Union Army officer *

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(1819–1884), represented

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, 1881–83 * Abraham Kaiser (1852–1912), businessman and politician * John Kean (1852–1914), U.S. Representative from

, 1883–85, 1887–89;

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from New Jersey * Rufus King Jr. (1838–1900), Civil War

recipient * William J. Magie (1832–1917), Justice of the

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1880–1900, serving as Chief Justice from 1897 to 1900 * Luther Martin (1827–1863), Civil War Union Army officer *

(1862–1930), author and creator of ''

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'' (1927) and ''

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'' (1930) book series *

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(1879–1919), delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1917–19 *

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(1863–1941),

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in 1913 who was impeached and removed from office later that year * Homer W. Wheeler (1848–1930), U.S. army officer and author

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External links

Evergreen Cemetery (Hillside, New Jersey) Website
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at the

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Notable interments

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