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4worldlovers: Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery is the non-profit that works to restore and preserve the historic portion of Evergreen. Once the pride of Riverside, Evergreen fell into ruin as a result of changes to the laws governing how funds could be spent. The group’s goal is to raise $3 million with the mission of beautifying the historical portion of Evergreen Cemetery and insuring its future and perpetual maintenance.

Evergreen Cemetery lies at the foot of Mount Rubidoux in Riverside, California. The cemetery was founded in 1872. There are more than 27,000 beings interred on this site, many of regional and national significance. More than 1,500 lie in the historic portion of Evergreen. Among them are Riverside’s most notable founders:

John Wesley North, Riverside’s founder and president of the 1870, Southern California Colony Association

G. Stanley Wilson, Mission Inn architect and father of the Mission Revival style

4worldlovers: In the mid 1880’s, local businessman Charles O. Perrine galvanized efforts at establishing a large, better-maintained cemetery in Riverside.

After a slow start, Perrine’s plan to use 75 acres he owned near Pachappa Hill was given a significant boost following a June 1887 editorial in the Riverside Daily Press.