title: Evergreen Cemetery (Owego, New York)
text: # Evergreen Cemetery (Owego, New York)
  
  Evergreen Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Owego in Tioga County, New York. It was established by the village of Owego in March 1851. It is placed on a hill overlooking the village and Susquehanna River valley. In 1920, a small, Gothic style memorial chapel was constructed.
  
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
  
  ## Notable burials
  
  * John R. Drake (1782–1857) US Congressman
  * John Mason Parker (1805–1873) US Congressman
  * Thomas C. Platt (1833–1910) US Congressman and US Senator
  * George Adams Post (1854–1925) US Congressman
  * Howard W. Robison (1915–1987) US Congressman.
  * Richard Stout (1834–1896) Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient
  * John J. Taylor (1808–1892) US Congressman
  