Benton Avenue Cemetery

	Benton Avenue Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Benton Avenue Cemetery
	Benton Avenue Cemetery Benton Avenue Cemetery
Nearest city	Helena, Montana
Coordinates	46°36′18″N 112°02′33″W / 46.6049280°N 112.0424857°W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1870
NRHP reference No.	03000689
Added to NRHP	July 24, 2003

The Benton Avenue Cemetery located in Helena, Montana was established by the Lewis and Clark County commissioners in 1870, and run by the county until management was turned over to the Benton Avenue Cemetery Association in 1922.^[2] The City Cemetery was older than Benton, but that property had to be cleared in 1875 for construction of Central School, those graves reinterred at Benton. In 1883, the route of Helena's first Memorial Day parade ended with a ceremony at Benton Avenue Cemetery.^[3]

The cemetery was re-dedicated in 1968 following an extensive clean-up and restoration.^[3] In 1974, the cemetery was added to Montana's historic sites by the Governor's Commission on Historic Preservation, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. At the time of the NRHP listing, there were an estimated 896 burials in the cemetery's 10 acres (4.0 ha). In keeping with historic preservation, the grounds are maintained in keeping with the original 19th century plant life that grew in the area. A wrought iron fence, with two unlocked pedestrian gates, and one locked automobile gate, surrounds the grounds. Within the cemetery, there are also fenced-off areas privately maintained by family members.^[4]

Citations[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Axline & Bradshaw 2008, p. 39
^ ^a ^b Baumler 2005, pp. 42–47
^ Dept. of Interior 2003, pp. 1–3, 14

References[edit]

Axline, Jon; Bradshaw, Glenda Clay (2008). Montana's Historical Highway Markers (4th ed.). Montana Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-9759196-4-4.
Baumler, Ellen (2005). Beyond Spirit Tailings: Montana's Mysteries, Ghosts, and Haunted Places. Montana Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-9721522-4-2.
Dept. of Interior (2003), Benton Avenue Cemetery, National Park Service, retrieved March 30, 2017

External links[edit]

Benton Avenue Cemetery Association
Benton Avenue Cemetery at Find a Grave
1789425 GNIS Data (Variant names include God's Acre, Greenwood Cemetery, & Helena Cemetery)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Axline & Bradshaw 2008, p. 39

[Baumer-3] Baumler 2005, pp. 42–47

[4] Dept. of Interior 2003, pp. 1–3, 14

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