Benton Avenue Cemetery

 

  1. Benton Avenue Cemetery
    1. Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library
    2. Sources at the Montana Historical Society
      1. Research Center
      2. State Historic Preservation Office
    3. Online Resources

 

Benton Avenue Cemetery, opened by Lewis and Clark County in 1870 and listed in the National Register, is one of Helena's oldest cemeteries. It is located at 1800 North Benton Avenue.  (Photo)

 

Sources at the Lewis & Clark Public Library

 

  1. Axline, Jon, Baumler Ellen, Jiusto Chere, Kurtz Leanne, Meloy C. Harriet, Roeder B. Richard, and Walter Dave. More From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Vol. 1. Helena, Montana: Helena Independent Record, 1995. 76-78. [Shelfmark: M 978.6615 M]
  2. Baumler, Ellen. Beyond Spirit Tailings. Helena, Montana: Montana Historical Society, 2005. 40-47. [Shelfmark M133.1097 B]
  3. Gilluly, Jack. "Restoration of Old Cemetery is Objective." Independent Record 17 May 1964.
  4. Goldstein, Mark. "Holding the Line Against Toll of Vandals and Time on . . . 'God's Acre' Historic Benton Avenue Cemetery has No Regular Maintenance." Helena Independent Record, Vol. 53 No. 328.
  5. Clawson, Robert. "Benton Avenue Cemetery Taking on New Look." The Independent Record, 11 September 1966.
  6. Lucy Baker Pinched a Sleeping City. Helena Independent Record 13 June 1976.

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society

 

Research Center

 

  1. Benton Avenue Cemetery Vertical File (includes National Register sign text and highway marker text).
  2. Archival Collections, Montana Historical Society, Benton Avenue Cemetery, SC 2074, 1887, 1012, 49.
  3. Spalding, Charleen. Benton Avenue Cemetery Interment List. Lewis and Clark County Notebook, Cemetery Collection.
  4. Benton Avenue Cemetery Plot Map. Map Collection. Helena: Department of Engineering, July 1913.
  5. "Decoration Day." Helena Herald 31 May 1883.
  6. "Our Cemeteries." Helena Herald 2 June 1883.
  7. Lucy Baker Pinched a Sleeping City. Helena Independent Record 13 June 1976.
  8. "Donates Fence for Cemeteries." Boulder Monitor 22 December 1928.
  9. Goldstein, Mark. "Holding the Line Against Toll of Vandals and Time on . . . 'God's Acre' Historic Benton Avenue Cemetery has No Regular Maintenance." Helena Independent Record, Vol. 53 No. 328.
  10. Clawson, Robert. "Benton Avenue Cemetery Taking on New Look." The Independent Record, 11 September 1966.

 

State Historic Preservation Office

 

  1. Benton Avenue Cemetery File, Lewis and Clark County, National Register Nomination (includes detailed bibliography and photos).
  2. Goldstein, Mark. "Holding the Line against Toll of Vandals and Time on . . . 'God's Acre' Historic Benton Avenue Cemetery has no Regular Maintenance." Helena Independent Record, Vol. 53 No. 328.
  3. "Information from Helena City Directories." Chronological Listing of Helena Cemeteries. National Register File.
  4. "Alphabetical List of Names Found on Tombstones in Benton Avenue Cemetery." 1969. National register File.
  5. "Montana Landmark Restored." United States Brewers Association Newsletter. New York: July 5, 1968. National Register File.
  6. Clawson, Robert. "Benton Avenue Cemetery Taking on New Look." The Independent Record, 11 September 1966.

 

 

Online Resources

 

  1. Lewis and Clark County Rural Cemeteries and List of Cemeteries. Lewis and Clark County Cemetery Records. <www.rootsweb.com>

  2. Baumler, Ellen. "Benton Avenue Cemetery National Register Nomination."
  3. Lucy Baker Pinched a Sleeping City. Helena Independent Record 13 June 1976.

 


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